Thailand wants the Andaman coast on Unesco World Heritage List
The Thai cabinet on Tuesday approved the proposal to nominate a coastal area on the Andaman Sea, which is already a recognized nature reserve, for inclusion in the provisional list of Unesco World Heritage Sites. The proposed site runs through Ranong, Phangnga and Phuket, and also includes six national parks and one mangrove swamp.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will submit the proposal to the Unesco World Heritage Center in Paris for inclusion on the prestigious list, government spokesman Traisuree Taisaranakul said. If the proposal is approved, the site will be listed in 2023.
The site occupies just over a third, or 1.159,55 square kilometers, of a 2.980 square kilometer plot of land. The rest of the plot is a buffer zone. According to Traisuree, the area has a unique mangrove swamp in Ranong Archipelago National Park with incredible biodiversity and a collection of coastal rock structures and caves.
Laem Son National Park, also in Ranong and also part of the proposed site, serves as a natural breeding and care center for key marine life such as the olive sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea). In addition, this national park has been declared the world's first biosphere reserve, she noted.
Source: Bangkok Post
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