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KOH TAO: Little Changes, Big Impacts

A little further south of Prachuap Khiri Khan, off the western shore of the Gulf of Thailand in the Chumphon Archipelago, is Koh Tao, a 21-square-kilometre island known for worldclass scuba diving and snorkelling, picture-perfect white sandy beaches, and invigorating yoga and wellness retreats.

But as tourism and development has burgeoned on Koh Tao over recent decades, the impacts on the environment have become a

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