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Golf courses are being carved from forests and wetlands across Asia. For example, Malaysia now has 153 courses. That’s more than three times the 21 it had in 1985. And 100 more are being planned.
For golfers and governments, this is great news. The golf courses attract 22 .
But for people concerned about the environment, the 23 of golf courses seems tragic.“I call them green graveyards,”said Sreela Kolandai,“because 24 the grass, these golf courses 25 no other form of life. No trees, no birds, no insects.”
Kolandia is a founder of the global Anti-Golf Movement. 26 opposes the building of 27 golf courses in Asia.
Environmentalists 28 that the building of new golf courses is 29_ some of the last untouched wilderness in Asia. It’s forcing farmers 30 their land. It’s also using up water 31 and putting chemicals into the 32 .
Asian governments have been 33 to listen to the environmentalists. They are happy about the 34_ that golf brings into their countries. And most government leaders are golfers 35 .
Hal Philips is 36 of Golf Courses New Asia-Pacific. He says environmentalists should be happy it is golf courses 37 are being built and not 38 worse.
“At least 39 golf, it is open space that’s being 40 ,”he said, “...
