Thai cabinet approves nomination of 6 parks, mangrove forest as UNESCO World Heritage sites

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The Thai cabinet, at its meeting in the southern province of Krabi on Tuesday, endorsed a proposal from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to nominate six national parks and a mangrove forest in the Andaman Sea to the Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage sites.

 

The proposed sites cover a total area of 2,908 square kilometres in the southern provinces of Ranong, Phang-nga and Phuket. These include 1,159.55 square kilometres of proposed World Heritage sites and 1,748.45 square kilometres of buffer zones around them.

 

The sites to be proposed for inclusion on the Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage sites are:

 

• Mu Ko Ranong National Park in Ranong province which is rich with mangrove forest, ecological diversity, sea caves and rare wildlife species, such as white-handed gibbons and Lyle’s flying fox (Pteropus Lylei).

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-cabinet-approves-nomination-of-6-parks-mangrove-forest-as-unesco-world-heritage-sites/

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-11-17

 

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[Can samui]

I vote no until the racist dual price policy is scrapped.

 

[PETERTHEEATER]

White-handed gibbons and black-hearted politicians don't go well together.