"The word "dilemma" is the one most locals use to describe the situation in Bangka. Tin mining is a lucrative but destructive trade that has scarred the island's landscape, bulldozed its farms and forests, killed off its fish stocks and coral reefs, and dented tourism to its pretty palm-lined beaches . . . The extent and severity of the mining both on- and offshore have resulted in massive changes to the geology of Bangka and to its food chain." (Quoted from article)