Thai Green Coconut Island

Those who have been to Thailand’s smoggy capital city wouldn’t normally associate the country with green issues. However, its government and people have begun to implement a number of environmental programmes in order to improve air and water quality and reforest degraded land. It is also keen to adopt energy efficient technologies and to invest in much-needed pollution abatement schemes.

The island of Phuket in the south of Thailand was one of the first provinces to be a pollution control zone, where businesses are made accountable for any pollution they create. Many of the property development companies in the area are already promoting environment awareness and one development leading the way is The Village on Coconut Island (Koh Maphrao).

Thailand’s first dedicated watersports resort, a three minute water taxi ride from Phuket, has implemented many green initiatives, all without diminishing its five star service. Much care was taken in the design of the resort to ensure that as many local materials as possible were used in its making. The designers developed an eco-friendly plan, with villas being built around existing trees and instead of building dividing walls and fences, verdant foliage has been used to ensure privacy, much of which has been grown in the development’s on-site nursery.

The Village has also invested in special water boilers for all its villas which will utilise the heat from the air conditioning condensers to heat the water and therefore use much less electricity.

No noise nor petrol pollution will disrupt island living as cars or motorcycles are banned from the resort, to be replaced with electric golf buggies.

Owners of any of the 132 two to five bedroom villas priced from £250,000 on the islands can be assured that they will have all the amenities and services of a five star resort, without endangering its peaceful, unspoilt environment.

For more information visit thevillage-coconutisland.com.