MSP Research Network

1997        Master of Science Dept. of Tropical Environment Studies and Geography, James Cook University

1991        Bachelor of Science Department of Marine Science, Chulalongkorn University.

Training Course

2016         Third International Training Program on Ecosystem Valuation and its Application in Marine Spatial Planning and Management. August 23 - 26, 2016. Korea Maritime Institute, Busan, Korea.

2015         Second International Training Program on Ecosystem Valuation and its Application in Marine Spatial Planning and Management. November 16, 2015. East Asian Seas Congress. Danang, Vietnam

2015         Blue Planning in Practice: Open-Source Training Development.  Blue Solutions Initiative, IUCN, UNEP, GIZ. 9 - 11 September 2015, Frankfurt/ M., Germany.

2012         COBSEA Regional Train the Trainer Course on Coastal Spatial Planning. COBSEA-Sida Project on Coastal Spatial Planning. 14-18 May 2012, Phuket, Thailand.

2011         Developing a coastal use zoning scheme. GEF/UNDP/UNOPS Regional Programme on Building Partnerships in Environmental Management for the seas of East Asia. Fangchenggang China, December 6 -10, 2011

2011         Regional Integrated Coastal Management Course. GEF/UNDP/UNOPS Regional Programme on Building Partnerships in Environmental Management for the seas of East Asia. Danang Vietnam. May 2011.

2011         Community Based - Integrated Coastal Management (CB-ICM). Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project (BOBLME). Bogor, Indonesia. January 2011.

2009         The Hiroshima Initiative: towards a Comprehensive Security for Seas and Oceans. Sixth Session on Sea and Human Security. United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Hiroshima Office. September 27 – October 2, 2009, Hiroshima, Japan

2004         Coastal Biodiversity in Mangrove Ecosystems. UNU-INWEH-UNESCO international Training Course. Centre of Advanced Studies in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, India. May – June, 2004.

1996         Management of Marine Protected Area. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, & James Cook University. February – April 1996.

1999         Conservation and Sustainable Management of Coral Reefs. Marine Park Centre of Japan. May - August 1999 (Japan International Cooperation Agency: JICA)

Zhang, Z., Plathong, S., Sun, Y., Guo, Z., Munnoy, T., Maa, L., Jantharakhantee, C., and Tanboot, L., 2022. An issue-oriented framework for Marine Spatial Planning—A case study of Koh Lan, Thailand. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 53: 102458.

Zhang, Z., Plathong, S., Sun, Y., Guo, Z., Munnoy, T., Maa, L., Jantharakhantee, C., and Tanboot, L., 2020. Analysis of the island tourism environment based on tourists' perception—A case study of Koh Lan, Thailand. Ocean and Coastal Management. 197: 105326.

Satumanatpan, S., Moore P. and Plathong, S. 2018. Governance challenges for the sustainability of marine and coastal resources. In: Thailand: Environmental Resources and Related Political and Social Issues. NOVA publishers. USA. pp. 219-239.