The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) late last month joined the rest of the world in celebrating the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, which is observed each year to
Phi Phi national park closes for 13 days over COVID
Phi Phi national park closes for 13 days over COVID
PHUKET: The Hat Noppharat Thara - Mu Koh Phi Phi national park has closed for 13 days, from today (May 5), to control the spread of COVID-19, confirmed the park chief Prayoon Pongphan.
Wednesday 5 May 2021, 10:09AM
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“The number of infected cases in many areas, including Krabi, is increasing. From the disease investigation, it was found that this cluster is from an entertainment venue and a gathering of people in high-risk areas,” Mr Prayoon said in the announcement last night (May 4).
“To control the wide spreading of the virus, the park management has necessary reason to use measures to control the area under our responsibility,” he added.
Story and photos by Austin Bush, CNN • Updated 19th April 2021
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Ko Surin, Thailand (CNN) These days, Salamak Klathalay, like most of us, lives in a house, on land. But this is a relatively new experience for the 78-year-old. As a kid, I lived on a boat part of the year and on land part of the year, Salamak tells me from his home on Ko Surin, an island-bound national park in Thailand s south. We would go to land during the monsoon season to look for tubers. After that, we would go back to our boats.
Salamak is a member of Thailand s Moken ethnic group.
February 26, 2021
Danial Norjidi
The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) announced that a protected area in Thailand touted as the world’s oldest tropical evergreen forest, Khao Sok National Park, has been declared an ASEAN Heritage Park.
The ASEAN environment ministers the nomination of Khao Sok National Park as the 50
th ASEAN Heritage Park as endorsed and recommended virtually by the 31
st Meeting of the ASEAN Senior Officials on Environment (ASOEN) and the 22
nd Meeting of the Governing Board of the ACB, with Vietnam as host, on November 24-25, 2020, an ACB press release stated.
“We are pleased to share the news that Khao Sok National Park has joined the list of designated ASEAN Heritage Parks,” said ACB Executive Director Theresa Mundita Lim.