His Majesty King Bhumibol is also admired for his efforts throughout his reign internationally.
King Bhumibol is the world's first and only monarch to hold a patent, holding one in 1993 for a waste water aerator named "Chai Pattana"and several patents on rainmaking since 1955: the "sandwich" rainmaking patent in 1999 and lately the "supersandwich" patent in 2004.
His Majesty received many awards and other forms of recognition from various organizations and agencies under the United Nations, for his contributions to the improvement of the environment and nature conservation. In May 2006, His Majesty was presented with the first United Nations’ first Human Development Lifetime Achievement Award, for his efforts to human development to improve the lives of his people across the country. The award was presented by Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations and His Majesty the King was the first recipient of this newly-created Award.