Preserving paradise

 The popular tourist destination of Maya Bay in the Andaman Sea

กองทัพนักท่องเที่ยวที่อ่าวมาหยาก่อนการปิดปรับปรุงแนวปะการังและสิ่งแวดล้อมทางทะเล Source: AAP/AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit

Dr Thon Thumrongnawasawat, Thailand’s prominent marine scientist behind the indefinite closure of world-famous Maya Bay explains how the success of Phi Phi Island model could be widely used to limit the number of tourists and rehabilitate marine environments elsewhere, as well as ways Australian and international visitors can still enjoy the area.



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