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Phuket tourism ramps up sustainability drive
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 24/11/2025
» The pandemic served as a catalyst for tourism operators to re-evaluate their sustainability strategies and implement new initiatives aimed at preserving natural resources and attractions, many of which showed signs of recovery due to periods of reduced tourist activity.
New research measures how much plastic is lethal for marine life
AFP, Published on 18/11/2025
» NEW YORK - Marine animals inevitably eat what we toss in the ocean, including pervasive plastics -- but how much is too much?
Climate change, population growth threats as malaria fight stalls
AFP, Published on 21/10/2025
» JOHANNESBURG - The fight against malaria has stalled after two decades of progress, with climate change and population growth among factors threatening a resurgence of the potentially fatal disease, campaigners said Tuesday.
Sea life thriving on unexploded Nazi bombs, sub discovers
AFP, Published on 26/09/2025
» PARIS - Marine life is thriving on unexploded Nazi bombs sitting at the bottom of a German bay, a submersible has discovered, even capturing footage of starfishes creeping across a huge chunk of TNT.
The next guardians of the sea
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 14/07/2025
» When Natyada Thuasawad gazes upon the vast sea, she sees assets. A student at Prince of Songkla University, Ms Natyada said the sea is a key source of revenue for Thailand, offering people food and exciting tourist attractions along shorelines and on islands.
Antarctic penguin population decline accelerates
AFP, Published on 10/06/2025
» PARIS - Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica have shrunk by almost a quarter as global warming transforms their icy habitat, according to new research on Tuesday that warned the losses were far worse than previously imagined.
Leopard shark ‘rewilding’ launched in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 17/05/2025
» PHUKET - Thailand has launched a leopard shark rewilding initiative in collaboration with the international environmental organisation WildAid and the ocean conservation group Ocean Blue Tree.
Rwandan vet lauded for saving grey crowned cranes
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» RUGEZI, Rwanda - White wings flashing overhead in the sunlight, conservationist Olivier Nsengimana points out Rwanda’s grey crowned cranes, migratory birds that have made an extraordinary comeback in the Great Lakes region.
What is Ecotourism?
Published on 07/05/2024
» Ecotourism, or ecological tourism, embodies the concept of responsible travel to natural areas, aiming to conserve the environment, uplift local communities, and impart conservation education to visitors. It encourages environmental awareness, cultural respect, and meaningful connections for travelers, highlighting the conservation of natural resources, support for local economies, reduction of carbon footprints, and educational enrichment.