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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Milica Cosic

Tropical paradise archipelago of 100 islands to be sold to highest 'billionaire' bidder

A 100-island tropical paradise archipelago has gone up for sale to the highest bidder, but the decision has been slammed by environmentalists.

The development rights to an entire Indonesian archipelago will be auctioned off next week via Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions in New York.

However, the move has sparked concerns from environmentalists, who are worried that the if the 100 tropical islands come into the wrong hands, they might impact what has been described as “one of the most intact coral atoll ecosystems left on Earth ”.

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