The Pacific nation of Palau has become the first country in the world to ban sunscreen that is harmful to corals and sea life.
The ban is for sunscreens that contain chemicals including oxybenzone, octocrylene, 4-methyl-benzylidene camphor and parabens and triclosan.
Toxic sunscreen chemicals have been found throughout Palau's critical habitats and in the tissues of most famous creatures.
Palau’s ban comes after Hawaii in July banned the sale of sunscreen containing the chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate from 2021 in an attempt to protect its reefs.
Palau, located east of the Philippines and north of Indonesia, is home to 21,000 people and has an economy that relies on tourism and fishing.