Environment and land

Thailand’s political parties have vowed to continue development of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), while Democrat Party and Pheu Thai Party will review the high-speed railway project.Keep reading ...

WWF International is calling on Southeast Asia and other regions to tackle the menace of plastic waste, with its director-general outlining a multi-pronged approach and sustainable solutions.The world produces and consumes more than 300 million tonnes of plastic products every year, and Thailand’s rate of ...

China has agreed to drop a plan to clear rocky outcrops and islets in the upper reaches of the Mekong River in the face of deep concern expressed by downstream countries, according to Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai.Keep reading ...

Following growing pressure over its intention to help farmers, the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) this past week decided to amend the bill one last time in an attempt to reach compromise. But still, the bill’s content was tied up with complicated plant varieties and plant ...

The National Legislative Assembly yesterday passed two amendments to the forestry and wildlife bills, which for the first time will allow forest dwellers and communities with overlapping claims to continue living “lawfully” in the forest – under some conditions.The National Parks Act and the Wildlife ...

Civil society groups have called on the government to extend the special privileges it is offering to investors in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to local business activities and sustainable development.They also urged the government to give priority to local solutions in solving ongoing land ...

Thailand has been ranked the world’s 23rd most polluted country and Bangkok ranks 24th in the list of cities with critical air quality globally, according to the 2018 World Air Quality Report. The report shows that PM2.5 dust particles for the whole year in Thailand ...

Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will propose to the cabinet a total ban on the import of plastic waste into Thailand beginning next year.Natural Resources and Environment Minister Gen Surasak Karnjanarat said today that, as imports of plastic waste are to end next ...

Thailand has set a target of eliminating plastic waste imports into the country by the year 2022, as well as to reduce the consumption of plastic products and packaging.Keep watching ...

Bangkok declaration by ministers today to focus on cooperative efforts and measures in the region to tackle this serious environmental threat.ASEAN member countries will sign the Bangkok Declaration to jointly combat the pervasive marine plastic debris problem in the region.Keep reading ...