Environment and land
Villagers face greater threat under new national parks law
New national parks will impose stricter penalties to further limit the rights of farmers and indigenous people, land rights activists and analysts said on Friday, after a series of convictions highlighted their vulnerability.Under the National Parks Act, which was unveiled by the government last week ...
Plastic reduction efforts 'a success'
The Pollution Control Department (PCD) says the first year of the country’s effort to reduce plastic waste has been successful and has received cooperation from the business sector. “Our plan to reduce plastic waste is in its early steps and voluntary, but we received strong ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
Lilly, Thailand’s Greta Thunberg, is Fighting Single-Use Plastic
Through the power of petitioning, one 11-year-old girl is doing more to save Thailand’s environment than perhaps most of the country combined.Since she was 8, Ralyn “Lilly” Satidtanasarn has been meeting with mall executives to demand reductions in single-use plastic waste. Central Group’s recent decision ...
Asaree Thaitrakulpanich
IUU fishing is a crime issue, says Prawit
Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon on Wednesday called on the United Nations to make Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing an environmental crime. “Thailand is proud of its success in tackling IUU. We hope to see further international cooperation in dealing with the issue. ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
UN agencies urge stronger efforts to stop illegal fishing
Major United Nations agencies are urging major fishing nations to join efforts to fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing as an activist warns that Thai vessels are being registered overseas to bypass the kingdom’s tough new laws.Keep reading ...
Fire at Laem Chabang raises questions about the EEC
The recent fire on a container ship at Laem Chabang Port has raised concerns over the environmental impact of the Laem Chabang Phase 3 expansion, which is designed to link with the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) mega project.“The current environmental problem has not been effectively ...
Government assures IUU measures
The government has assured that IUU measures have been taken properly and advised a political party to thoroughly check out information pertaining to the issue.Keep watching ...
EEC-area residences see sales rates rise
A decrease in new residential supply launched in three key eastern provinces in the second half of last year helped improve the average sales rate in the location to over 70%. Vichai Viratkapan, acting director-general of the Real Estate Information Center (REIC), said housing demand ...
Kanana Katharangsiporn
Relief for forest dwellers
New law allows use of resources without the fear of being accused of encroachment.Under the new National Parks Act, local communities may stay in a forest reserve and use its renewable resources. Article 65 of this law opens a clear channel for mutual co-existence for ...
Chularat Saengpassa
Thailand to mark World Environment Day
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) will organize an event to mark World Environment Day on June 5 that focuses on preventing smoke haze and toxic air.Wijarn Simachaya, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the MNRE, announced preparation for the event and said many parties ...
