From building bamboo seawalls to sharing disaster information via ham radio, people and local communities in Samut Songkhram have been creating solutions to combat sea level rise.
Posted inEye Original / Thailand
Rising sea levels forcing residents in Thailand’s low-lying areas to adapt – or leave
Land loss, saline intrusion and coastal flooding are among the impacts of the rising sea in the Bay of Bangkok, and people are learning to adapt to more a hostile environment.
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Life’s no beach for Thais affected by sand mining
Illegal sand mining has been an ongoing issue in Thailand’s section of the Mekong River due to fragmented governance and “influential people.”
Posted inEye Original / Thailand
Alternative meat is a good idea, but is it sustainable?
Thailand looking for more sustainable sources of plant protein to make alternative meat more environmentally friendly.
Posted inEye Original / Thailand
Dams on the Mekong decimating tributary fisheries
Thailand’s last free-flowing Mekong River tributary is losing valuable fish species due to the mainstream dams.
Posted inEye on Solutions / Thailand
The rise of alternative meat in Thailand
Plant-based and lab-grown meat products are on the rise in Thailand, but are they sustainable?
Posted inEye Original / Thailand
Thailand’s rich freshwater biodiversity under threat
It’s a battle to preserve the country’s unique marine species amid thousands of water management projects.
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Transboundary haze: The hidden price of cheap maize
Industrial maize farming in Myanmar’s Shan State is devastating families and landscapes as well as fuelling ever-increasing levels of transboundary haze, generating urgent calls for serious changes to animal feed supply chains.
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Buried in debt: Shan contract farmers’ future rocked by insecurity
Apart from being a source of transboundary haze, poorly regulated contract farming is trapping the small farmers of Myanmar’s Shan State in a cycle of overwhelming debt, land dispossession and environmental degradation.
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Beyond industrial maize farming’s dead-end in Myanmar
Diversified farming systems and agrobiodiversity are essential in defending food security and coping with climate crisis. But both are being undermined in Myanmar’s Shan State, where the industrial maize industry is making local farmers more vulnerable to climate change.