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Project details
Describe your product and your key goals
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<img src="/icons/apple_blue.svg" alt="/icons/apple_blue.svg" width="40px" /> âThe Regenerative Islandâ - Community-based Regenerative Tourism Model
The project focuses on developing regenerative tourism at the Koh Klang Community, located on an island in the middle of the Krabi River in Krabi Province in Thailand.
Local Alike aims to support the Koh Klang Community in setting up a regenerative tourism model to address both the coastal resource and waste management issues.
On aquatic animal conservation:
- Support the community to set up an aquatic animal incubator, focusing on species at risk of disappearing from the area
- Integrate conservation activities into tourism activities, for example releasing mangrove crabs and mangrove trees planting
- Set up and demarcate protected zones in the coastal forests for tourism activities
On waste management:
- Support the community to set up waste separation bins and educate the villagers on proper waste separation
- Set aside funds from the income from tourism to support expenses in the collection and transportation of untreatable wastes to the mainland
- Enlist tourists as volunteers to support trash collection at tourist attractions on the island
The initiated regenerative tourism model will be community-driven, with the villagers taking the lead in managing the resources and activities and Local Alike guiding the initial design and execution.
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<img src="/icons/bullseye_green.svg" alt="/icons/bullseye_green.svg" width="40px" /> What you want to achieve by March 2025
Economic Dimension
- At least 10 villagers from the Koh Klang Community will be trained to manage tourism activities during the project and are expected to have the capacity to operate on their own in the future.
- Tourism Income; we hope that the tourism activities would provide the community, specifically those who run the activities as well as others who provide services such as homestay, catering, and raw materials for activities, with a new source of income and reduce their reliance on coastal fishing.
- Women will be engaged in tourism and conservation activities, such as managing local crafts and participating in conservation education.
- Youth will benefit from training programs that build skills in sustainable tourism and environmental stewardship, offering them career pathways and leadership roles in their community.
Social Dimension
- A waste management system with proper waste separation would be set up. A part of the revenue generated through tourism would be allocated to support the collection and transportation of wastes which ensures the continuity of the waste management effort.
- Tourists would also be educated to minimize their waste generation while they travel on the island.
- In the long run, Local Alike aims to develop the community into a âzero-waste communityâ in which the general amount of waste would be reduced and most of the waste generated would be effectively managed rather than disposed of unduly. A better environment would also raise the communityâs attractiveness as a tourist destination.
Environmental
- The project would support the set up of an aquatic animal hatchery to ensure the animals have a secure space to nurture and protect them from overfishing.
- Awareness of the importance of preserving the ecosystem for Koh-Klang community residents.
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Describe what you need the most
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<img src="/icons/bell-notification_pink.svg" alt="/icons/bell-notification_pink.svg" width="40px" /> Describe the kinds of help you need the most (funding, expertise, technology, access, etc).
Need 1: Expertise
- Specialized knowledge of aquatic conservation, waste management, and community-based tourism.
- Develop sustainable conservation techniques and proper waste disposal systems.
Need 2: Funding
- Develop infrastructure (aquatic hatcheries, waste separation bins).
- Provide training for sustainable tourism and conservation practices.
- Support tourism promotion and marketing to sustain long-term impact.
Need 3: Government Partnership
- Align projects with environmental policies and regulations.
- Access logistical support and ensure long-term sustainability through public resources.
- Collaborate with local agencies for technical support in conservation and waste management.
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Describe your customers and the problem you are solving
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<img src="/icons/brain_blue.svg" alt="/icons/brain_blue.svg" width="40px" /> Describe your target customers
Our target customers are
- Travelers (international and domestic)
- Travel Agencies
- Volunteer and Environment Advocates
- Sustainable Development Supporter and Funder
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<img src="/icons/emoji-disappointed_pink.svg" alt="/icons/emoji-disappointed_pink.svg" width="40px" /> What pain points are you trying to solve?
- Pain point:
- Loss of aquatic animals - the mangrove forests on the island are home to numerous aquatic animals, including mangrove crabs and a large variety of shellfish. Since the COVID pandemic, many locals, including those from the island and areas nearby, lost their jobs in the cities and decided to move back home. Many caught crabs and shellfish and sold them for a living. While the island villagers have some basic awareness of sustainable fishery, those from outside the island often adopted a more exhaustive fishing approach and caught all they could find, which resulted in a rapid decrease and even disappearance of a lot of local aquatic animal species.
- Patchy waste management - Between 2022 and 2024, the sub-district where the Koh Klang Community belongs produced over 146 tons of waste. The Sub-district Administrative Organization provides some basic waste management services but it does not reach all the households on the island and is still insufficient. Logistic-wise, due to the narrow roads that only allow motorcycles to pass through, villagers often have to carry garbage from their homes onto motorcycles, followed by boats and then cars to dump or burn on shore which is approximately 13 km away. For the sake of convenience, some villagers simply dump the garbage close to their homes or burn it in open space, which causes pollution to the environment and tarnishes the landscape, making it less enjoyable and attractive for tourists.
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