Bangkok (Thailand) – October 23, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to announce that two Thai national parks have been designated ASEAN Natural Heritage Parks (AHPs) during the recent 15th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Environment Issues, bringing the total number of ASEAN Natural Heritage Parks in Thailand to six.

During the meeting (15th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Environment and 15th Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the ASEAN Convention on Transboundary Haze Pollution), the ministers approved the nomination of two protected areas in Thailand, namely Hat Chao Mai National Park and Mu Ko Libong Non-Hunting Area, as well as Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park, as the 45th and 46th ASEAN Natural Heritage Parks this year.

They joined four Thai national parks that had been declared ASEAN Natural Heritage Parks in previous years: Khao Yai National Park (also a UNESCO World Heritage Site), Tarutao National Park, Mu Ko Surin-Mu Ko Similan-Ao Phang-nga National Park Complex and Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex.