Phangnga: Thailand has convinced the World Heritage commitee to accept its nomination of the Andaman Sea Natural Reserves of Thailand to be named on Unesco’s World Heritage list by the year 2025.
Rungnapa Phattanawiboon, deputy chief of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), said the department lobbied for inclusion on the tentative list in December last year and planned to send its full report to the committee before February next year after a cabinet resolution backs the bid.
“We hope that we can win the majority votes from the 21 members of the committee,” Ms Rungnapa said.
She said the DNP has reduced the scope of the area being submitted by the national park, because it wants to minimise the risk caused by conflicts with local communities.
She said around 70 sea gypsy families are living in the area and the department hopes…
