Monkeys have been used for decades by humans to work in Thai agriculture to pick coconuts and fruit, but their number is growing.

ECONOMIST: Monkey business

The Director-General expressed deep thanks to Their Majesties for their long-standing engagement to promote the healthy and sustainable development of all members of Thai society, underling the work of UNESCO with the Government of Thailand to take forward these goals.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

Cooking Thai food is like making a work of art.

BBC: The perfect trip: Thailand

Changes in project design and inadequate funding delayed the work, but it seemed Krung Thai was not monitoring the project's progress.

CNN: Inside Krung Thai

Macdonald points out that all work on the island has been under the supervision of a Thai forestry worker and an environmentalist, not to mention a botanist brought from Britain to oversee replanting of the native species.

CNN: POSTCARDS FROM THE BEACH

The Thai-proposed initiative was approved, but officials were hard-pressed afterwards to explain exactly how it would work.

CNN: Relegated to the Sidelines?