The Thale Noi wetland in southern Thailand, site of a rich ecosystem centred on raising water buffaloes, has been selected for an important global distinction by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
The area that straddles the provinces of Phatthalung, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla was one of five new sites — the others are in China, Mexico, Morocco and Spain — that were formally recognised this week as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) by the United Nations agency.
