Environment and land

The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has prepared potential industrial areas to accommodate investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), which covers the three eastern provinces of Chachoengsao, Chonburi, and Rayong.The IEAT Acting Governor, Attapon Jirawatjanya, said there are 31 industrial estates covering a ...

The North continued to choke in smog, as air pollution level soared in an increasing number of hotspots after the end of the ban on burning.The level of particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) in many provinces of the northern region, especially in Chiang ...

Single-use plastic is being seen as a major threat to Mother Earth this Earth Day, while environmental group Greenpeace has suggested a tax on plastic production to cut down Thailand’s high rate of plastic waste generation.Keep reading ...

Relevant agencies in the northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom are holding an event entitled NaKhon Phanom Special Economic Development Zone Exhibition 2018 to promote regional trade. Keep reading ...

The National Committee on Climate Change has approved the creation of a database system for the calculation of the greenhouse gas output, to be known as Thailand’s big data system. In an interview after the 1st Conference of 2018 of the Committee of the National Committee ...

Satun Geopark was nominated Thailand’s first Unesco Global Geopark for its renowned natural beauty and geological significance.The Unesco executive board, in Paris yesterday, endorsed 13 new sites from around the world that showed distinctive geological, ecological, archaeological and cultural values as new Unesco Global Geoparks.Keep ...

A committee of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) has surveyed a mangrove forest in Chanthaburi province before designating it the first mangrove botanical garden in Thailand. The mangrove botanical garden will be established to honor His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The garden is located ...

 In March 2018, H.E. General Chatchai Sarikulya, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, appointed five special arrest teams to inspect and arrest offenders of fishery-related crimes and human trafficking within the fisheries sector in 22 coastal provinces as one of the measures set ...

Air pollution in the North is expected to worsen following an end to the ban on outdoor burning in many provinces.Both academics and authorities yesterday (April 17) cautioned people in the North to be prepared for a new and final wave of hazardous haze, while ...

Deputy Prime Minister Chatchai Sarikulya will meet officials after the Songkran holidays to address a fresh dispute over allegedly illegal fishing caused by trawlers whose ownership is unclear. Keep reading ...