MCRB, Myanmar Responsible Tourism Initiative (MRTI) and Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) cohosted a second Communities and Tourism Conference in Naypyidaw on 13/14 June. Read more: http://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/news/communities-and-tourism-conference-2017.html

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Frank Momberg & Zau Lunn
Tanintharyi Ready for Visitors?
Myeik Archipelago: Responsible Tourism Strategy -
a Framework for Community- based Tourism

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Coral Reef Surveys

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Social Surveys

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Challenges for CBT
• No inclusion of local communities except of
Lampi island
• No opportunities for tourist to stay at community/
locally owned accomodation
• No tourism overnight stay permitted on the
islands without permission
• Tourism revenues do not reach local
communities
• Moken tourism has already some negative
impacts

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• Small beaches
• Very good but very fragile shallow
coral reefs, suitable for snorkelling
or diving
• Potential base for dive operation
(Black Rock)
• Moken village with potential for
community-based tourism
• Threats from destructive fishing
practises
CBT pilot site: Langan
island group

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Recommendations for
Langan island group
 No hotel development on the islands (except dive resort)
 No development in locally managed marine area/ LMMA (except
mooring buoys, diving/ snorkelling, and community-managed lodge)
Recommendations for the next 2 years:
 Development of community-based (LMMA) diving/ snorkelling tourism
– Train local guides on Moken culture and responsible snorkelling
– Promote live-on-board dive operations
– Establish mooring buoys to avoid anchorage damage
– Manage snorkelling to avoid damage to shallow corals
– Regulate visitor numbers
– Dive/ cruise operators pay entrance fee/ donation to LMMA for
community-based coral reef protection
– Assess feasibility for community-managed lodge
– Develop sustainable financing mechanism for LMMAs through tourism
fees from cruise operations

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Thayawthadangyi/ Daung
islands
• Beautiful beaches on the west
site
• Potential for short forest treks
• Very good coral reefs, but low
visibility, not suitable for
snorkelling or diving
• Threats from destructive fishing
practises
• Potential base for dive
operations to Torres islands
Torres islands
• Most islands have good coral
reefs
• Good dive sites
• Very far from the main land
• Destructive fishing practices

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Recommendations
Thayawthadangyi/ Daung islands
 Identify beach tourism sites for picnic/ swimming day trips
– identify CBT opportunities
– identify short forest treks
– provide shelters for shade
– establish waste collection system by tourism operators
– train community guides
– regulate visitor numbers and collect license/ entrance fees in
support of park protection (LMMA/ no take zones)
– Identify safe boat access to the beach without impacting coral
reefs
 Potential hotel development on beautiful beaches (without coral
reefs)
– establish waste collection system by hotel operators
– collect entrance/ license fees in support of LMMAs

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