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List of national parks of Thailand

Haeo Suwat waterfall in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand's first national park, designated in 1961.

National parks in Thailand (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติ) are defined as areas that contain "natural resources of ecological importance or unique beauty, or flora and fauna of special importance". As of 2019 Thailand's protected areas included 156 national parks, 58 wildlife sanctuaries, 67 non-hunting areas, and 120 forest parks. They cover almost 31 percent of the kingdom's territory.[1]

The parks are administered by the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department (DNP), of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE). The department was created in 2002, and took over the national parks from the Royal Forest Department of the Ministry of Agriculture.[2]

The first national park was Khao Yai in 1961, when the National Park Act B.E. 2504 was passed. The first marine park was Khao Sam Roi Yot, established in 1966. In 1993 the administration of the national parks was split into two divisions, one for the terrestrial and one for the Marine National Park Division (MNPD).[3]

Controversies about Thailand's national parks include complaints over excessive development and allotment of private concessions. Ko Samet, and other island-based national parks, are particularly impacted by the activities of private concessions, often in the form of excessive bungalow developments. Many of the northern parks are greatly impacted by illegal swidden farming and poaching.

Thai highlands (Part 1: 19 national parks)

Not yet published in the Government Gazette (9 national parks)

Thai highlands (Part 2: 31 national parks)

Not yet published in the Government Gazette (6 national parks)

Northeast (21 national parks)

Not yet published in the Government Gazette (2 national parks)

Central-East (27 national parks)

Not yet published in the Government Gazette (1 national park)

South (east coast: 15 national parks)

a Marine parks

Not yet published in the Government Gazette (4 national parks)

South (west coast: 20 national parks)

a Marine parks

Not yet published in the Government Gazette (1 national park)

Changed names of national parks

Notes

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Five New National Parks in Thailand". The Government Public Relations Department. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. ^ "ประวัติความเป็นมา" [History]. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022, เกี่ยวกับหน่วยงาน - About the agency - ประวัติความเป็นมา - History.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. ^ Meprasert, Somrudee; Oregon State University (2006). The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: Tourism impacts and recovery progress in Thailand's marine national parks. pp. 11–. ISBN 978-0-542-96361-2. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  4. ^ "ข้อมูลพื้นที่อุทยานแห่งชาติ ที่ประกาศในราชกิจจานุบกษา 133 แห่ง" [National Park Area Information published in the 133 Government Gazettes]. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). December 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  5. ^ "ข้อมูลพื้นที่อุทยานแห่งชาติ (เตรียมการ) 22 แห่ง" [Information of 22 National Parks Areas (Preparation)]. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). December 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  6. ^ https://portal.dnp.go.th/Content/nationalpark?contentld=20014, which contains the list of visitors of national parks of Thailand in the fiscal year 2019, can't be reached directly (not logged in). But by googling the following name, give acces to this page: สถิตินักท่องเที่ยวที่เข้าไปในอุทยานแห่งชาติ ปีงบประมาณ พ.ศ. 2562 Then choose ป่ 2562 (year 2562).

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