TAT Leads Voluntourists to “Reforestation and Water-Source-Creation Activities”

TAT Leads Voluntourists to “Reforestation and Water-Source-Creation Activities” at the Kui Buri National Park; “Conserving the Motherland” Project Promotes Love for Nature and Thai Tourist Attractions The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has introduced the “Conserving the Motherland” project as a voluntourism model. Under this project, the TAT brought voluntourists to the Kui Buri National Park in Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Kui Buri district for the rehabilitation of the environment and natural attractions between August 16 and August 17, 2013. The activities are designed to create the sources of food and water for wildlife. As parts of its “Conserving the Motherland” project, the TAT by its Advertising and Public Relations Department has recently organized the “Reforestation and Water-Source-Creation Activities” at the Kui Buri National Park. During the activities, the department’s executive director Mr. Sugree Sithivanich, Kui Buri district chief Mr. Pongpan Wichiensamut, and Kui Buri National Park chief Mr. Preecha Wittayapan were present to welcome over 100 volunteers including showbiz celebrities namely Susie – Susira Angelina and Pop – Pichapat Tanta from the TV3 and Tua – Settawoot Anusit and Kao – Supassara Thanachart from the popular “Hormones” series. All participants joined hands in planting more than 1,200 trees of various species in the Kui Buri National Park for the goal of creating water and food sources for wild animals. Mr. Sugree Sithivanich, the executive director of the TAT Advertising and Public Relations Department, says, “Voluntourism ranks high on the TAT priority list because it answers to the needs of new-generation tourists. With voluntourism, each trip is not just about reaching an attraction but also about making the trip meaningful. Reforestation and Water-Source-Creation Activities are examples of what voluntourism does. Through the activities, volunteers have learnt about the works of the national park, planted trees, and created water sources for wildlife. They then feel the love for the nature and want to protect it. In the end, they are proud about the physical and mental energy that they have dedicated to the environmental protection” Mr. Preecha Wittayapan, the chief of Kui Buri National Park, says, “In Kui Buri district, wild elephants have invaded local plantations and eaten crops there. This is a big problem that has arisen because natural food sources for the wildlife have shrunk in the face of disrupted forest and water sources. My national park has been working with government agencies, the private sector, and local communities in exploring sustainable solutions. The right solution is to create more water sources and food sources for wild animals”. TAT has expected its “Reforestation and Water-Source-Creation Activities” to promote voluntourism and the rehabilitation of natural attractions as well as the environment, which will restore the nature to its abundant stage. The activities, moreover, are expected to boost the morale of Kui Buri National Park’s officials in protecting the forestland. For further information, please contact: Ninety Nine Communications Agency Company Limited Tel. /Fax. 02–861–7163 -NT- Click for photo release at www.thaipr.net

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