Comments on: My search for the most eco-friendly beach destination in Thailand

By: Abbas

Abbas — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:37:14 +0000

I’ve been to Thailand five times and I have never heard of this secluded place. I think tourists need to be more careful because the Islands that were once the most beautiful places in the world have been destroyed, including Phuket and Koh Samui. I would actually encourage the tourism ministry of Thailand to limit the number of tourists to this untouched paradise on Earth but I doubt they will do this. People are greedy.

By: Bo

Bo — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:57:50 +0000

Will it be possible to do all the green things and teach the residents and visitors? Harvest rain water, compost, use biofuel motor boat, eat and stay at minimum impact. Instead of boating beer, make moonshine from coconut juice, etc.

about garbage disposal: A Swedish city in the south takes care of unrecyclable and uncompostable by using WTE waste to energy = controlled burning garbage and retrieving heat.

This research suggest WTE is a better methodthan landfill or in this case hauling back to mainland.
http://www.seas.columbia.edu/earth/wtert/sofos/Moy_ms_thesis.pdf

By: Z

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:48:13 +0000

Having spent some 6 months on Ko Libong during the last 3 years, I’m afraid that things are not quite as rosy as you have painted.

Yes, there has been some effort to bring about an eco ethos on the island, but it has only been partially successful. The success bit rides on the introduction of a solar power station which contributes to some of the grid output. However, I gather there are now plans to run a power cable from the mainland sometime in 2010 which will give the island 24 hr electricity!

Of the three tourist resorts, there is one resort that would have you believe they are green and eco friendly (and contributing to the local communities). But by all reports, this has fallen by the wayside and is little more than a promotional scam now.

By far the biggest problem on the island is rubbish disposal. There are effectively no recycling operations working on the island and it’s something that needs addressing urgently. I have seriously been considering devoting my time to try and resolve this huge issue (which of course is not isolated to Libong, but to many of the Andaman islands).

If you have contacts or thoughts that might provide a catalyst for action - they would be appreciated.

PS If you could leave my name out at this point, I would be grateful, as the local people may not (in the short-term) welcome the dirty washing scenario!