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KOH PHI PHI LEY, Thailand: While travel stopped and the world locked down, in the dazzling blue waters of Thailand\u0027s idyllic Phi Phi islands, a gentle renaissance was under way. Mass tourism had brought the archipelago, immortalised in Leonardo DiCaprio movie The Beach, to the brink of ecological catastrop

KOH PHI PHI LEY, Thailand: While travel stopped and the world locked down, in the dazzling blue waters of Thailand's idyllic Phi Phi islands, a gentle renaissance was under way.

His mission: To repopulate the reefs after years of damage caused by uncontrolled visitor numbers, a crisis that got so bad the authorities were forced to close Maya Bay itself in 2018. "The aim is that once they are adults, they will stay and breed here to help repopulate the species."Before the pandemic, Phi Phi National Marine Park, with its white sandy beaches and coral reefs, attracted more than two million visitors a year.

"Everything suggests that there is more reproduction, especially among sharks, which particularly appreciate calm waters," says Thon. On Phi Phi, national park chief Pramote Kaewnam insists the mistakes of the past will not be repeated. Some of the first foreign visitors to return to the area are happy with the new more exclusive approach.

 

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