Thailand: Saving a beach paradise from mass tourism | Environment| All topics from climate change to conservation | DW
Thailand: Saving a beach paradise from mass tourism Thai authorities want to cap the number of tourists at Maya Bay to recue its stressed marine ecosystem. The iconic cove from "The Beach" had to be sealed off to the public after almost all its coral was destroyed. It's easy to see why Maya Bay has captured the imaginations of travelers. Surrounded by towering limestone cliffs on an uninhabited island in Thailand's Phi Phi archipelago, the secluded cove with its white sand and turquoise water is the very picture of paradise. "It's such a beautiful place. It's the closest you could get, if yo...
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