(FILES) Members of the fishing community of Praia Abade gather on the beach in Príncipe Island in São Tomé and Príncipe, near Santo Antonio on July 31, 2026. On the paradise island of Principe, a lush jungle haven in the turquoise waters of the Gulf of Guinea, a South African multimillionaire is offering locals a financial dividend to preserve the natural beauty on which his luxury tourism business depends. The initiative is the brainchild of tech entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth, who for over a decade has been promoting a model of exclusive ecotourism aimed at an ultra-wealthy foreign clientele. (Photo by Daniel BELOUMOU OLOMO / AFP via Getty Images)