Thailand bans coral-damaging sunscreens in marine parks - Marine Conservation News

"Thailand has banned sunscreens containing chemicals that damage coral from all of its marine national parks."

Thailand has joined the list of places that have banned the use of sunscreens that are made with octinoxate, 4-methylbenzylidene camphor, oxybenzone or butylparaben.

"Similar bans have been introduced by the Pacific island of Palau and the US state of Hawaii."

Thailand has a history of having to deal with the balance of the economic need for tourism and the environmental damage this tourism can and has caused. As the article points out, the beach from the 2000 film, The Beach, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Maya Bay, on the island of Phi Phi Leh, has been closed to tourists since 2018.

Read the article from the BBC : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58092472

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Learn more about how certain sunscreens can damage coral and other marine enviornments :
Skincare Chemicals and Coral Reefs
Common chemicals used in thousands of products to protect against harmful effects of ultraviolet light threaten corals and other marine life.
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/sunscreen-corals.html

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