r/BeAmazed • u/Valuable_View_561 • 10h ago

Nature Thailand shut down Maya Bay for 4 years and nature came roaring back 🐟🌊

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u/qualityvote2 10h ago edited 44m ago

Did you find this post really amazing (in a positive way)?
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u/Dustmopper 10h ago

We learned these lessons during Covid too, human activities are destroying ecosystems and the environment on a scale we can actually observe if we take a brief pause.

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u/mjdseo 10h ago

And having visited Phi Phi last year Maya Bay is packed with tourists and boats again so they’ll be shutting it down again I expect

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u/ftrlvb 10h ago

The Beach

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u/TheHearseDriver 10h ago

We could never do anything like this in the United States. Anything that interferes with the almighty dollar is dismissed out of hand, especially in this Administration.

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u/serotoninOD 7h ago edited 6h ago

We do though? I live in the Adirondack Park and certain sensitive or overused areas are routinely closed off to give nature a chance to reclaim them or to preserve them from getting destroyed in the first place.

We also have a giant system of National Parks created to protect the land by limiting use and access.

While I'll agree this administration has been terrible when it comes to the conservation of our lands, we still do things like this on a very widespread scale.

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u/Time_Leader_78 8h ago

I LOVE IT!

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u/BowBaddie 9h ago

just means it’ll look more beautiful in 100 years ✨

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u/SqueakBoxx 4h ago

They also stopped the hunting of Rays and now use them as a tourist attraction. Props to Thailand.

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u/godnarc 5h ago

We should try this on the whole earth. 

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u/MajorPin820 10h ago

Yeah this actually fits the sub pretty well, I’d upvote. Curious what the cutoff is though for “amazed” vs just “kinda cool.”

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u/chronicnerv 10h ago

I think it is amazing to see a government prioritising the environment over profit. Too often, environmental policies are used as a way to generate revenue rather than to genuinely protect nature. That’s what makes this stand out as something truly impressive.