In addition, ecosystem protection will get the first priority for sustainable development in
this Surat Thani province. Six major components for sustainable tourism planning are
proposed in order to develop ecotourism in this province (Figure 5.5). These components
which are interrelated with each other includes ecosystem protection, monitoring tourism
effect, tourism facilities development, government and NGOs cooperation, community
involvement and tourism marketing (Md, 2010). Ecotourism development must promote
educational development and create awareness in people of the need to jointly maintain
the ecosystem of the area, rather than to focus on the economic growth and income
generation only. There is a need to implement development plans and manage natural