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  Tom 5:02 pm on November 29, 2009 Permalink
  Tags: Beautiful Sea, Chon Buri ( 6 ), Commander, coral, Ko Kham, Koh Kham, Navy ( 4 ), Royal ( 4 ), Royal Thai Navy ( 6 ), sea ( 11 ), ship ( 3 ), submarine, Thai Navy ( 4 ), underwater, volunteer ( 2 )   

  Thai Navy on Save-the-Sea Mission 

  

  Royal Thai Navy patrol boats on the Chao Praya River, Bangkok: flickr.com

  Little do people know that there are more than just stereotypical battle ships and submarines involved in the Royal Thai Navy’s daily task. The Navy’s environmental conservation program is among those many proud-to-present missions, considering the changes it has been contributing to the area. The program was just a small project when it was initiated some 20 years ago. Today volunteers from all over the country are drawn to join the activity.

  First Naval Area Commander, Vice Admiral Khanat Thongpool, said the division is responsible for patrolling the upper Gulf of Thailand to monitor basically every single inch of the sea from the wellbeing of the reefs to illegal toxic waste dump. In the latter case, the Navy has a full authority to make an arrest. This specific task makes the Thai Navy uniquely different from counterparts in other countries. (More …)

   
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  Tom 10:22 pm on November 28, 2009 Permalink
  Tags: artificial coral, budget ( 8 ), Coastal ( 3 ), coral, government ( 32 ), Marine ( 9 ), nation ( 18 ), nationwide ( 2 ), recovery   

  Coral recovery projects launched 

  

  Coral Reef: Flickr.com

  The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources will request for a budget of 17 billion baht from the government to build artificial coral within five years.

  The department said coral recovery would be overseen by a special committee recently set up by the government. It is chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Major General Sanan Kajornprasart. (More …)

   
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  Tom 4:09 pm on September 12, 2009 Permalink
  Tags: Bangkok ( 79 ), coral, Coral Mountain, coral reefs, earth, Explorer ( 2 ), foreign ( 8 ), forest ( 2 ), green forest, landscape ( 2 ), Life ( 10 ), lifestyle ( 5 ), Mountain ( 2 ), ocean ( 3 ), Petchaboon, Pookaopakarang, rain, rock, rockies, Thai ( 94 ), tourist ( 54 ), tourists ( 53 )   

  Coral-like rocky lined up as mountain in Petchaboon province 

  

  mountain in Petchaboon province / Photo: Beauty of sunlight

  Pookaopakarang or Coral Mountain, located in the forest of Petchaboon province, some 350 kilometres north of Bangkok, has gained a reputation for coral-like rockies.

  The greenish grey submerged rocks of various sizes are lined up the mountain over 800 acres. Their fine sharp looks make visitors think they are exploring an outdoor cave or coral reefs in the ocean, but here…it’s 1,200 metres above sea level. (More …)

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  Tom 3:45 pm on September 12, 2009 Permalink
  Tags: Andaman ( 11 ), Andaman coast ( 3 ), coast ( 4 ), coral, eco-tourism ( 5 ), ecotourism ( 2 ), fishing ( 4 ), home stay, Island ( 13 ), Koh Yao, Koh Yao Noi, Koyao Island Resort, Krabi ( 6 ), Life ( 10 ), lifestyle ( 5 ), modern resorts, Phuket ( 26 ), resorts, sea ( 11 ), sea fish, sea fishing, seafood ( 2 ), seaside, seaside resorts, snorkel, swim, Thai ( 94 ), Thailand ( 172 ), tourist ( 54 ), tourists ( 53 ), traveler ( 11 ), villager, villagers ( 2 )   

  Ecotourism dominates Koh Yao Noi island 

  

  Koyao Island Resort -Islands hopping / Photo: tourismthailand blog

  With the increasing number of tourists flocking to seaside resorts on the Andaman coast affecting local residents’ way of living, villagers in Koh Yao Noi have pooled efforts to protect their homeland by offering ecotourism. Let’s find out more in this report from Thai News Agency.

  Nestled between Phuket and Krabi, Koh Yao Noi is an example of an island being successfully preserved from the invasion of tourists and modern resorts which cause environmental problems and a change in local lifestyle. (More …)

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    corvedacosta 3:49 pm on September 13, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    love the images