BORA BORA, A PARADISE TO BE PRESERVED

Polynesians' aquatic activities

An episode from the series BLUE OCEAN

Synopsis

The lagoon of Bora Bora displays an insolent beauty, with multiple hues of blue and turquoise.

This Pacific paradise has been attracting travelers from all over the world for more than half a century and has now become a tourist mecca with an average of more than 120,000 visitors per year.

Since the beginning of the 1990s, luxury hotel construction has expanded in Bora Bora. Combined with population growth, this development has led to a rapid and steady increase in drinking water consumption, wastewater discharge, and waste production.