BATU-BATU RESORT, Tengah Island, Malaysia is An unspoiled island retreat with an ecological ethos and conviction that tourism can and should support biodiversity and local communities - Batu-Batu Resort website. Batu Batu, set in the protected Johor Marine Park is an unspoiled island retreat where a deep respect for nature is at the core of everything they do. They strongly believe that private sector tourism can act as a catalyst for positive change through the preservation and regeneration of the rich but fragile biodiversity around their amazing island and beyond. As evidence of Batu Batu’s conviction that tourism can have positive impacts on the local environment and community, Batu Batu founded and provides core funding for Tengah Island Conservation (TIC), a biodiversity management initiative dedicated to the research, rehabilitation and regeneration of the surrounding natural environment. “Human effort, awareness and dedication are to be in tandem ...