Illegal holiday parks will no longer be demolished in Thap Lan National Park. But the current staff is not standing still. Ten holiday parks that were stripped bare in 2011 have been reforested. A small, hopeful sign in a tough battle.

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• Bank branch in Phuket robbed for second time
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In harmony with nature, but not always

By Editorial
Posted in Background, Buddhism
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30 August 2012

Forests are the ideal place for Buddhists to meditate and reflect on dhamma and man's relationship with nature. Thailand has approximately 6.000 forest temples. Many of them suddenly turned out to be in national parks and game reserves, when areas were given protected status.

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For those who want something different and at the same time want to do something useful for the environment, go to Samut Songkhram to plant a tree as part of the reforestation of the lost mangrove forest.

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