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1. DASTA Designated Area for Sustainable Tourism Administration (Public Organization) Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning

2. Declaration of New Designated Areas in 2011 Declared Areas: • Koh Chang Island and Related Areas • Chiang Mai Night Safari • Pattaya City and Related Areas • Sukhothai- Sisatchanalai-Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park areas • Tourism areas of Loei Province In progress: • Tourism areas of the Old Town of Nan • Tourism area of HuaHin-Cha Am • SuratThani Province areas • Songkhla Province • Wang Nam Kiew (Nakornrachasima) • Amphawa (Samudsongkram) • KohKret (Nontaburi) Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning

3. DASTA Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning

4. Operation Achievements in the Past(Designated Area of Koh Change Island and Related Areas) • Master plan of Koh Chang island and related areas • Waste disposal management • Patent registration of DASTA Ball. Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning

5. Koh Chang Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning

6. Major Work Plans in 2011(Designated Area of Koh Chang Island and Related Areas ) • Support and promote various activities and projects to accomplish sustainable tourism development • Transfer knowledge on sustainable tourism to network various • Provide knowledge on climate change and global warming Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning

7. Operation Achievements in the Past (Designated Area of Chiang Mai Night Safari) • Completing the formulation of a 3 year business plan • The cabinet approved the revocation of the designated area from the DoiSuthep-Pui National Park complex. • An exchange of animals with GuangahouXiangjiang Safari Park si about to be completed • A youth camp was held in the Chiang Mai Night Safari area, as a learning center of wildlife in the north. Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning

8. Chiang Mai Night Safari Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning

9. Major Work Plans in 2011(Designated Area of Chiang Mai Night Safari) • DASTA encourages Corporate Social Responsibility among business entities • Participate in the “Nature Theme Park” • Learning activities for youth and tourists e.g. behind the zoo program Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning

10. Major Work Plans in 2011(Designated Area of Chiang Mai Night Safari) • Revised the strategic plan of the Night Safari. • Chiang Mai Night Safari acquired new species of animals • Tiger Kingdom Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning

11. Operation Achievements in the Past (Designated Area of Pattaya and Related Areas) • Master plan approved by the Prime Minster • Total number of 132 projects with a budget of 13,507.36 Billion Baht Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning

12. Major Work Plans in 2011(Designated Area of Pattaya City and Related Areas) • Operation plan approved by the Cabinet. • Participation by local residents • Improvement of infrastructure • Laws and regulations governing entertainment spots • Garbage separation unit and disposal center • “MabPrachanReservoir Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning

13. Major Work Plans in 2011Designated Area of Sukhothai-Sri Satchanalai-Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park Area • Cabinet declared Sukhothai, Sri Satchanalai and Kamphaeng Phet Historical parks as the 4th designated area • Conceptual consists of: 1. Community involvement 2. Developing World Heritage Site Management Guidelines 3. Developing areas of historical and archeological significances Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning

14. Loei Province Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning

15. Major Work Plans in 2011(Designated Area of LoeiProvince) • Cabinet declared LoeiProvince the 5th designated area • Implementation of sustainable tourism administration and development of LoeiProvince • Rehabilitating, conserving and developing tourists attractions • Increase incomes and number of tourists by 50 percent Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning

16. Operation Achievements in the Past Sustainable Community-base Tourism • Networking made with 20 potential communities in Thailand • Experiences concerning community tourism, with DASTA including a MOU and coordinating cooperation with all communities. • Initiated DASTA Gang to support their local communities and piers Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning

17. Major Work Plans in 2011( Community-base Tourism) • DASTA keeps up with the development of sustainable tourism networks both in the already announced designated areas 25 community areas, since 2008 • Emphasizes the process of participation by personnel of the local communities administrative organizations • Preparations for the development of knowledge management system and a DASTA handbook Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning

18. Operation Direction for the Fiscal Year 2011 • Focusing on conservation and revival of natural resources • Considering potential target areas • Managing and developing the designated area • Serving as an education organization • Developing a “MODEL” in the administration of areas for sustainable tourism Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning

19. 5 Point Policy in Creating Value to Tourism • Stop “Value for Money” • Stop “ Concentrated Wealth and Distributed Poverty” • Moving towards “Creative Tourism” • Human Development • “Listening more to one another” Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning

20. Major Work Plans in 2011(Knowledge Management) • Seminars and Training • International seminars on sustainable tourism Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning

21. Major Work Plans in 2011(Direction of DASTA Operation in the Future ) • Learning organization • Expansion of the network of development partners both domestically and internationally, • Development of information technology system, and innovations in eco-friendly tourism Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning

22. Q&A Office of Strategies and Designated Areas Planning