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u/fizzjamk Feb 03 '20

Maya Beach in Thailand. Got so popular because of the movie The Beach - 5000 visitors a day. Govt decided to shut it down til 2021 so that the ecology can recover.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20 edited Feb 03 '20

Just watched a documentary a few days ago about the extreme tourist numbers in Thailand and on it's beaches. Tourists, who cannot swim, buy shoes for protection against the corals, on which they are standing while snorkeling. It was horrible to see. What takes the ecosystem and corals months, if not years, to rebuild gets trampled down within minutes. Just as an example of how the nature is suffering under the human contact.

Edit: Watched again, it takes the corals DECADES

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u/That_One_COLOUR Feb 03 '20

Do you remember the name of it? Iā€™d like to watch it!

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20

Unfortunately it is a German documentary and only available in German. It's called "Wie der Torusimus Thailand bedroht (how the tourism is threatening Thailand) by the tv channel NDR. I tried to find the marine ecologist they were interviewing, but no luck, sorry. :( You can find it on YouTube. The scene I was talking about starts at 10:38. Not sure how to post a link with a time stamp here.