Endangered Paradise: The Harmful Impact of Mass Tourism on the Environment in Thailand (Video)
November 3 2019
The following documentary from Deutsche Welle tells about the harmful influence of mass tourism on the environment in Thailand.
It is mainly about the damage to the coral reefs and the large amount of plastic waste. It is also questionable to what extent the local population benefits from tourism.
The comments mainly focus on the destruction of coral reefs by Thai fisheries, the plastic problems caused by the Thais themselves and the almost absent role of the government in this. The closure of the Phi Phi island to allow the environment to recover was of course a good measure, but more needs to be done to save the environment.
Video: The Endangered Paradise: The Harmful Impact of Mass Tourism on the Environment in Thailand
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Born in 1944 in Delfzijl as the son of a simple shopkeeper. Studied in Groningen and Curacao. Worked as a doctor in Tanzania for three years, then as a general practitioner in Vlaardingen. A few years before my retirement I married a Thai lady, we had a son who speaks three languages well.
Lived in Thailand for almost 20 years, first in Chiang Kham (Phayao province) then in Chiang Mai where I liked to bother all kinds of Thai with all kinds of questions. Followed Thai extracurricular education after which a diploma of primary school and three years of secondary school. Did a lot of volunteer work. Interested in the Thai language, history and culture. Have been living in the Netherlands for 5 years now together with my son and often with his Thai girlfriend.
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The number of tourists coming to Thailand will probably fall further after the broadcast of the documentary.
I don't think the above photo will entice many vacationers to go to Thailand's paradisiacal tropical beaches.
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How many people do you think have seen this program from DW?
I have 'only' 75 TV channels on my TV…..
And how many of them consider coming to Thailand on holiday?
How many Thais still go to Japan for vacation? Ever heard of radioactive fish? Is it a concern? Not at all until you get sick yourself.
I did read that the authorities are taking more account of the environment. For example, at the viewing opportunity of that cave where those boys (that football team) were detained for 2 weeks and were rescued, there is a quota of tourists, partly to prevent these kinds of problems. There are also areas on certain islands where the authorities are working on the recovery and growth of corals for later release. We will have to wait and see whether this will succeed, for the time being it will remain with the plastic rubbish that needs to be invested in.
I'm thinking of a national park system. Thai 20 baht, falang 200 baht.
In other words, thai stokes the plastic at home with the household waste and falang 1000 baht extra tax per 30 days stay.
Good idea?
It is usually these LUXE people who complain about the poor tidying up mentality of the Thai government services. You should go and have a look when the swarm of tourists has just been…………
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Driving on the roads here in an area devoid of tourism, I can't blame a swarm of tourists for all the litter that litters the roadside.
A clean country starts with a government that ensures a well-functioning organization for processing waste.
If you have nowhere to put your waste, it always ends up on the side of the road, or on someone else's vacant lot.
It is indeed dirty and gross at the tourist hotspots.
Ben went swimming in Pattaya, never again in my life, I have never seen such a dirty filthy sea.
What a garbage can that was.
I have the unfortunate impression that people in Thailand do not take the environment or nature closely at all. Even in the nature parks, the rubbish hangs in the bushes and trees.
Take Bangkok for example. Has the sad honor of being one of the most unhealthy and polluted cities in the world. No measure whatsoever is being taken to reverse that situation, unless it is again some symbolic spraying of water.
Even cities in India and China are trying to reverse the situation with measures, but not in Thailand. It must be one of the countries with the greatest plastic pollution…..no measure here either or it must be one of those symbolic plastic free days at Tesco. The next day they give you another plastic bag to put your pack of cigarettes in.
In Thailand only money counts and everything else is secondary
It is too simplistic to blame the tourists for the litter on the beaches in Thailand.
Of course people pollute where they are, that is a given, but the Thai mentality towards the environment is not too good and the Thai government has no environmental policy. So let them start with that first before blaming the tourist. A one-sided video
If the 7-11 starts thinking about all their mini plastic packaging, then we've already got to the biggest source of plastic pollution.