Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa is preparing to nominate three conservancy sites in the Andaman Sea to Unesco for recognition.
At Koh Miang of Phangnga province, Mr Varawut presided over a buoy maintenance and underwater waste collection project as the island prepares to welcome tourists to the Similan Islands on Oct 15.
He said the ministry will propose the Andaman Sea Nature Reserves to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), covering an area of over 1.8 million rai in three Andaman coastal provinces of Ranong, Phangnga and Phuket.
