Green Heart by Travellers
- Avoid kayaking near coral reefs in shallow water.
- Do not harass wildlife or interrupt their normal behaviour; such as, mating, feeding or resting.
- Dump garbage only in the spot provided.
Green Service by Attractions
- Give useful information to travellers; such as, paddling techniques, strong current areas, hand signals and how to rescue yourself before starting.
- Arrange enough members of the rescue team.
- Prepare enough safety equipment.
Green Activity by Attractions
- Provide useful information to travellers; such as, the local villager’s way of life and culture.
- Limit the Tourism Carrying Capacity (TCC) in terms of the number of travellers per day.
- Acknowledge travellers upon their arrival about best practices to be an eco-traveller.
- Alert the local authorities to any environmental disturbance you observe at the sites.
- Continuously train staff to improve the standards of service, especially rescuing.
Green Logistics by Travellers
- You might consider other slow travel options in order to reduce the carbon footprint; such as, travelling by train instead of airplane or carpooling.
Green Community by Attractions
- Encourage the local staff to dress in various traditional costumes.
- Encourage travellers to experience the Thai way of life closely; such as, having a homestay with locals or learning to cook a Thai dish.
Green Plus by Tour Operators
- Organise a clean-up day to get rid of cumulative garbage on the sites.
Green Attraction by Attractions
- Educate the local fishermen to do fishing by the right way and out of coral reef areas.
- Have good management of solid waste, from the reduction of waste, especially the non-recycled one, to the categorisation and disposal of waste, in order to reduce the greenhouse effect.
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