Protection for tourist isle’s ocean ecology

Protection for tourist isles’ ocean ecology APINYA WIPATAYOTIN The tourist islands of Koh Samui and Koh Phangan in Surat Thani province will probably be declared environmental protection zones to safeguard the marine ecology from destructive activities, the head of the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (Onep) said yesterday. Some of the 36 other small islands nearby, including Koh Tan, would also be annexed to the protected zones, Wichien Jungrungruang said. M

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