East Timor has one of the world's best coral reefs. <br /><br />The colourful coral has been able to grow and has remained largely unaffected, ironically, due to the country's onshore armed conflict. <br /><br />Potentially harmful influences to the coral from industrial pollution and tourism have been limited because fighting in East Timor has kept investors and tourists away. <br /><br />But now, the government has focused its attention to rapid industrialisation and economic development, particularly the construction of a new power plant. <br /><br />This has raised concern among marine biologists and nature conservationists. <br /><br />Al Jazeera's Andrew Thomas reports from Bahau, East Timor.
