Environment and land
Six decades of water cooperation puts Mekong basin on track to achieve SDGs
In September 1957, representatives from the four countries in the lower Mekong basin met in Bangkok to take the first steps towards cooperative development and management of their shared water resources. The agreement they signed established the Mekong Committee, the predecessor of the Mekong River ...
Pham Tuan Phan
Thailand’s Special Economic Zones Fail to Deliver
Since 2015, Thailand’s military government has been in the process of rigorously reforming the country’s investment policies. One of its main reforms has been to establish Special Economic Zones (SEZs) along the country’s borders. But despite government promises, these zones will ultimately fail to bring ...
Wannaphong Durongkaveroj
PM10 pollution still rising despite woodland-fire ban
A governor’s directive to bar entry to reserve forest lands and parks to reduce hazardous pollution in the North has so far failed to reverse the amount of PM10 particulates in Mae Hong Song.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Fires push Mae Hong Son pollution to 150mg
Fire-fighters and volunteers in Mae Hong Son are battling brush fires along highways and on mountains day and night despite woodlands being officially sealed off. The fires have for almost five consecutive days smothered the northern province in a haze of small-particle dust that is ...
Tossapon Boonpat
Chiang Rai closes off forests as burning continues despite restrictions
Chiang Rai has ordered its forests conditionally closed off for seven days and placed authorities on 24 hour alert after man-made fires continued to occur despite a 60 day order against such activities, in place until April 20.Keep reading ...
Itiporn Lakarnchua
Chiang Mai locals take part in Sustainable Thai Idealism project
Local residents in Chiang Mai Province have taken part in the government’s Sustainable Thai Idealism project to develop local farming in Mae Chaem District. Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Wiwat Salyakamthorn and residents of Mae Chaem took part in the reforestation of encroached forestland and ...
Jettana Pantana
Environmental ‘disaster’ at Akara
Academic says significant damage is proved by report, disputed by company. Findings of toxic contamination from Akara Resources’ gold mine have been hailed as significant scientific confirmation of an environmental disaster in Phichit.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Mekong River bird species threatened by dam discharges
The Mekong River ecosystem has been devastated from rising water levels during the dry season, as upstream dams in China discharge water to facilitate navigation in the river.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
City pollution at 'national disaster' level
Bangkok must upgrade its ultra-fine dust pollution problem to “national disaster” level in order to strengthen protections against its far-reaching health impacts, ranging from heart and brain disorders to cancer.Keep reading ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
Thailand Boosts Up Efficiency on IUU Fishing Related Cases’ Judicial Process
On 17-18 March 2018, Thailand organised a workshop to help promote an integrated approach in combatting IUU fishing. The participants were 101 representatives from Thailand’s Criminal Court of Justice, the Office of the Attorney General, the Royal Thai Police, the Royal Thai Navy and the ...
