Lampi Marine National Park

To preserve the waters, land, forests, hills and environment of the Lampi MNP and to maintain its community pleasantness and beauty. It conserves a variety of habitats such as evergreen forest, mangrove, beach and dune forest, coral reefs, seagrass bed and a rich diversity of marine fauna. The Marine National Park provides food, water and energy sources to the local population of about 3,000 people in 5 settlements. Spiritual and cultural values are attributed to the site by Moken sea gypsies who consider Lampi as a Mother island.

Species of Concern: coral reefs, plain-pouched hornbill, Wallace’s hawk eagle, loggerhead sea turtle, green sea turtle, dugong, Malaysian plover, bar-tailed godwit, common tern, little curlew

Restrictions

The following activities are prohibited:
a) Fishing around the two nautical miles from Lampi island low water level shoreline by any vessel;
b) Destroying ecosystems or any natural setting in the protected area;
c) Trespassing and encroaching;
d) Grazing or permitting domestic animals to trespass;
e) Causing damage to a water-course or poisoning water, using chemicals or explosives in the water;
f) Breaking up any land, clearing, digging or causing damage to the original condition of the land;
g) Capturing wildlife and hunting;
h) Kindling, keeping and carrying fire or leaving any fire burning which may set fire to the forests;
i) Felling, cutting, girdling, marking, lopping, tapping or injuring by other means any tree.

Additional restrictions are detailed in the individual subzones.

Allowed

Allowed activities are detailed in the individual subzones.