WWF Thailand and partners conducts first Environmental Education Tour Event in Koh Samui, Thailand.

World Wide Fund for Nature Thailand (WWF Thailand) in collaboration with the Environmental and Social Foundation (ESF), P.A. Concrete Co., Ltd. and ONYX Hospitality Group jointly implemented the Environmental Education Tour (EET) project,   a mobile exhibition event which will travel throughout the country on the Environmental Education Unit (EEU) conducting various environmental conservation activities. For a period of 10 months, the activities will be driven by Thai youths through the dissemination of 20 documentaries about wildlife conservation and habitats of endangered species developed by The Youth Wildlife Guardians.
 
The Youth Wildlife Guardians are a group of students aged 8-17 years old, who are passionate about preserving nature and animals that has been in rapid decline. They are ready to work on the EET to launch campaigns and activities aimed at exchanging knowledge, raising awareness concerning on global climate change, food sustainability, and ocean waste management, and build a network of Thai youths in local communities across 9 provinces.

For the first activity of the EET, which was held between 7-9 June 2023, the EEU traveled to Koh Samui, Surat Thani Province, to organize learning activities. The Youth Wildlife Guardians sent representatives to the targeted area and organized activities for students and educational personnel of Ban Na Khai School and Ban Bophut School Koh Samui District, Surat Thani Province on June 7 and June 9, respectively.

The learning activities included the screening of the documentaries on VR headsets. The films were used as a learning medium that created excitement and passed on the experiences of the Youth Wildlife Guardians to their fellow youths. Activity-based games were also included to enhance understanding of the current situation in the area concerning global climate change, marine debris, and sustainable food.
   
On the 8th of June, which is World Oceans Day as set by the United Nations, the representatives from Youth Wildlife Guardians, teachers and, students of Ban Na Khai School joined together to collect marine debris at Hua Thanon Community Beach, Koh Samui, Surat Thani Province. 80 friends from Ban Na Khai School and staffs from Amari Koh Samui Hotel and OZO Chaweng Samui Hotel, hotels part of ONYX Hospitality Group, were invited to participate to on beach garbage collection activity. The learning session, which was facilitated by Dr. Alongkot Chukaew, with speakers from the Ban Na Khai community and staff from WWF Thailand, provided more understanding and raised awareness about “Ocean Waste”.