Covid-19 gave him the chance.Now, able to see the benefit of giving nature a respite, Varawut is going further. He has decreed that all national parks in Thailand will close for an annual average of three months, beginning in 2021.
It’s a bold move to make the nation’s vital tourism industry more sustainable — one that puts him at odds with many businesses in hotspots like Phuket that are being crushed by re-opening delays.“We have to find balance and should use this pandemic as a lesson," said Varawut, 47. “If humans keep on abusing Mother Nature, one day she will take it back.
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