It has virtually no fish, and the health of the local inhabitants has deteriorated markedly.

ECONOMIST: Cotton

The Congolese health ministry has so far asked local inhabitants not to travel, but the authorities are hopeful they will not have to resort to such drastic measures.

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Brash new money is squeezing out old, and there is a real fear among the local inhabitants that both islands are becoming dangerously similar to the over-developed, glitzy Hamptons.

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The site has a very low human density with less than 100, 000 inhabitants, and has suffered economically and socially from the closing of local mining and textile industries.

UNESCO: EDUCATION

Inhabitants of Imst, particularly women, are schooled in the techniques for making Schemenlaufen costumes, while local blacksmiths forge the bells.

UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage