Thailand and the fallout from mass tourism | DW Documentary
Plastic garbage and the death of the coral reefs show the downside of mass tourism in Thailand, which hosted 36 million visitors in 2018. The documentary looks at the effects on tourist resorts above and below water.
Ten years ago there were 20 million fewer tourists. Today’s mass tourism has both social and ecological consequences. Most of the Thailand’s popular tourist resorts discharge untreated sewage into the sea, and plastic waste ends up in the water. This is killing off the fragile coral reefs along the coast. The countless hotels and restaurants mainly serve fresh fish, so fishing boats are using giant trawl nets, which are also destroying the coral. The internationally renowned marine ecologist Thon Thamrongnawasawa from the University of Bangkok says 77 percent of Thailand’s coral reefs have been severely damaged. Meanwhile, the locals in popular tourist resorts hardly benefit from the huge numbers of holidaymakers at all. They work for the minimum wage and are often pushed out by guest workers from neighboring Myanmar, who are willing to work for even less money. Small local restaurants lose out when the big tour operators take their guests on all-inclusive excursions. The filmmakers first visited Thailand a few years ago, shooting enchanting footage of the still intact underwater world in many places. Now they are back there again to look at the consequences of unrestricted tourism – both above and below the waterline.
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Philippine President Duterte had to close the famous beach resort because of inadequate waste management. It was only opened when it was cleaned up. I think the number of tourists should be limited at a given time. Tourists felt robbed and cheated when the experience of clean beautiful scenery is nowhere to be found but replaced by foul smelling garbage and overpopulated tourists.
Thanks to coronavirus, now nature has healed itself. Many spots in this documentary have improved a lot. People see sharks return, coral reefs healed etc,
In tubattaha reef because of its distance corals are still preserved. A haven for divers.
instead flooding Thailand with tourists, I welcome all viewer to come to my nation Nepal. No beaches but you will find mountains, hills, rich culture and wildlife we all love
Thailand is the most visited country in the world. What do you expect?
The dirty beaches run-down hotels greedy tuk-tuk drivers, nasty greedy government service at the airport, out of my control; was treated like a criminal overstaying two days, 3500 Baths no credit card or US cash accepted, no ATM or Bank Machine in the area,
I had to fight my way back an back to the terminal to get Bath, shame on your Thai Government, somebody like me coming the last 25 years every year… shame on you
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I guess they don't have to worry about it now
Today humans are the most dangerous dirtiest animal on the planet 🌍
the damaged of the natural landscape coincided with china bloom in tourism..funny that!
According to nature, the sea is designed for marine life. Why on earth would you put people on it when they have no fins? They are stepping on coral floor when earth designed it to swim over. People have lost their minds!
Thailand has sold it soul to money, fake pride and bs
fkn tourists
"I went on holiday to a tourist attraction hotspot and i was very annoyed, frustrated, and utterly disappointed with all the damn vacationing tourist on holiday!!"
I’m glad the Thai government shut down Phi Phi Island for a couple of years.
Excellent video ❤️
Freaking annoying music. Im out.!!!!
From the Earth's perspective, humans are the virus!
Just come back from Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. The amount of flytipping and rubbish is fkn outrageous.
Most of that shit is from Thailanders not tourists. Fishing nets are not a product of tourism. Those boats bringing tourist should be charged for each trip with an environmental tax and use that to help maintain the corals. However as with most politicians, it wouldn't be used for the reefs.
It is the destiny of any paradise to be ruined. It's virtually impossible to prevent it.
I have lived in Thailand twenty years and have witnessed many beautiful places destroyed. In my opinion many of the foreigners treat the Thais very badly both tourists and expats, men and women young and old. I have seen some horrible things here in my time. For that reason i avoid these areas with foreigners. The Thais are also responsible for this mess. The only solution is increase the visa fees and thin out the riff raff. Many of the foreigners would never be allowed in many countries.
German/American/Chinese tourists are the worst.