Environment and land

A Unesco-supported Biosphere Reserve in Chiang Mai has been so successful it’s serving as a model for programmes all over the region.Located at the head of the Mae Sa Watershed in the Mae Sa-Kog Ma Biosphere Reserve – a crucial component of the greater Chiang ...

On 14 June 2018, General Chatchai Sarikulya, Deputy Prime Minister, visited U-tapao Airport, Rayong Province, to oversee the launch of unmanned aerial vehicles’ (UAV) sea patrol operations that will strengthen monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) capacity against illegal fishing. Keep reading ...

The Thai government has promised an acceptable resolution to the oil palm oversupply problem while transport operators are poised to ask for an adjustment to their rates despite a state cap on diesel prices, currently set at 30 baht per liter. Keep reading ...

The flood-to-field diversion scheme attempts to solve the chronic annual problem, but many challenges lie ahead.Manas Kongsarai, a long-time farmer, will have only two and a half months to grow and harvest his one-month paddy on a 50-rai (8-hectare) plot as a result of the ...

Did you know that plastic takes 450 years to decompose? It takes even longer in landfills, about 1,000 years.The worst part is that plastic is literally everywhere, as it is something we use and throw away on a daily basis. It’s gotten to the point ...

A Thai man uses an average of 60 kilograms of paper a year, or a total of over 3.9 million tons a year. We cut 17 trees to produce 1 ton of paper. To serve the demand in Thailand, we have to cut more than ...

Best Logistics Technology, a Chinese comprehensive logistics supply chain service based in Zhejiang, is committed to investing 5 billion baht to develop logistics technology in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).Keep reading ...

Basel convention ‘inadequate’ in protecting Thailand from dumping of hazardous wastes. There are no clear answers from officials about whether Thailand is changing its policy on the transboundary movement of hazardous waste under the Basel Convention, as the international agreement is seen by some officials and ...

More stringent checks planned to reduce rising trend of plastic and e-waste influx. Customs authorities  have tightened cargo inspection at Thailand’s seaports in a bid to control illegal imports of plastic and electronic waste. Keep reading ...

Natural capital has been a key contributor to the Greater Mekong Subregion’s rapid economic growth over the past 3 decades or so. However, the subregion’s key natural capital stocks are in a state of decline. This is evident by the degradation of arable land; considerable ...