[Thamasak Yeemin]

Dear colleagues and friends,

The Eight Meeting of Regional Scientific and Technical Committee and the Seventh Meeting of the Steering Committee of UNEP GEF Project on Reversing Environmental Degradation Trends in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand (UNEP GEF SCS Project) accepted an additional activity namely “Dissemination of Experience on Sound Scientific Information for Tourism Development: Koh Chang”. In accordance with the proposal prepared by Site Manager, Coral Reef Focal Point and National Technical Focal Point of Thailand for dissemination of good practices through organization of study tours for networking members to visit the demonstration site.
The goal of the study visit is to exchange knowledge and good practices of coral reef management between participating countries and to improve the present management status. The participants would have opportunities to discuss issues of common concerns and exchange experiences, good practices and lessons learnt during the implementation of demonstration site activities.
Two groups of participants from 5 countries; Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia, visited Mu Koh Chang Coral Reef Demonstration Site during 29th April – 3rd May and 9th -13th May 2008.