Oil pollution and Red Sea tourism lead the list

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Wildlife Conservation Society

Eritrea has a huge coral reef complex centered on its offshore islands in the Red Sea; tourism centered on the world-class scuba diving there is on the upswing, and expected to boom. However, the country is still so poor from its struggle for independence from Ethiopia, which only ended in 1991, that tourist facilities at the nearest port, Massawa, are still minimal.