Krabi, Bang Lang Da, and our mud was graced by a visit last Sunday from Professor Sanit Aksornkoae and his team of Dr Qwanruedee Chotichanathaewong and K' Natapol Thongplew from the Thailand Environment Institute (TEI), an environmental NGO. TEI has been charged by our funder, the Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development, to oversee our project, and guide us, in a godfatherly way, along the path of mangrove righteousness.
In a recent technical mangrove conference, Dr Don Macintosh, co-ordinator or the IUCN's Mangroves For the Furture programme, questioned whether the "golden age" of mangrove research was coming to an end. Whether or not the end is nigh, Professor Sanit was and is a shiny ingot of that glistering gold. Your blogger has two of his books and was reading his papers before arriving in Thailand in 2005.
Professor Sanit was very supportive of the effort to facilitate natural regeneration, immediately undertood the particular site challenge we faced and encouraged the team to add a greater scientific component to the work. And like the pro that he is, he and his team spent plenty of time with the local community and took a great interest in Bang Don's crab culturing pond. 
A great lunch was hosted by Bang Don and his family at his home before our visitors flew back to Bangkok. Thank you for your visit.
Professor Sanit was very supportive of the effort to facilitate natural regeneration, immediately undertood the particular site challenge we faced and encouraged the team to add a greater scientific component to the work. And like the pro that he is, he and his team spent plenty of time with the local community and took a great interest in Bang Don's crab culturing pond. A great lunch was hosted by Bang Don and his family at his home before our visitors flew back to Bangkok. Thank you for your visit.
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