Eco-Social Festival, REEARTH

Reearth- is an innovative international eco-charity event promoting sustainable coastal tourism through awareness-and fundraising events using concerts to raise awareness and funds for conservation activities. The event has been successfully marketed through hotel/travel and inflight magazines, youtube, Facebok, Twitter and the Reearth website www.reearth.me already visited by 75 countries and is supported by Sida/SENSA. The Reearth group is working with local conservation and fishers groups. Several coastal and marine interventions such as erosion dams, artificial reefs and mangrove planting are being planned in consultation with the local community and relevant government authority to ensure that all guidelines and protocols are adhered to. During the festival a system of nine check-dams and 50 meters of artificial reef will be created together with musicians, tourists, local conservation groups and community, schools, marine experts, government, officials, sponsors and organizers. MFF will support efforts to raise awareness about the negative effects of unsustainable tourism practices through information tents with materials in English and in Thai. MFF will also further provide technical expertise to ensure sound practices/interventions both (short and longer term).