In 1996, Green Island was recommended as an ecological tourism site by APEC. Unfortunately, the government failed to put in place effective protection policies, and as a result, open tourism has led to the region becoming polluted. Now Green Island is listed as being under a medium-level threat of environmental damage.
1996 年，綠島曾被亞太合作經濟組織推薦為生態旅遊地，可惜政府後續並沒有執行任何生態保育動作，開放觀光造成髒亂，使得綠島目前仍被列為「中度破壞島嶼」。