The national land policy committee made history by allowing for the first time, those with conflicting claims to continue living in the forests without having their claims examined and verified.
Category: Thailand
Riding the Durian Belt and Road: Risky times for Thai agriculture
As the Chinese dragon whips its tail, must Thai farmers fall in line, or can they gain some traction on their own to shape Thailand’s future agricultural policy?
Bt12m tsunami-warning buoy installed off Phuket coast
Once both buoys are operational, along with the international network of tsunami-warning systems in the Indian and Pacific oceans, Thailand will be able to get tsunami warnings well in time, official
‘Agencies ‘not taking air pollution seriously’
More people killed by pollution than by aids, malaria: world health organisation
Smog serious threat to public health: experts
Authorities must take the air pollution problem in Bangkok seriously and strictly enforce mitigation measures to protect people’s health, academics said, while warning of serious financial costs to match.
Stung by evidence of internal graft, Forest Department launches purge
An arrest warrant was issued for her last August over serious “wood-poaching” offences.
Bangkok Fights Floods with Thirsty Landscaping
“We need to be thinking about everything we build in the context of mitigating climate-change impact.,” says its designer.
Sudden Public Hearing on Mekong “Rapids-Blasting” Project Catches Community Group by Surprise
As a new year dawns, the waters of the Mekong River remain turbulent with uncertainty. While many take holidays and prepare for the new year, the people of the Mekong face an unknown future.
Fixing Thailand’s legacy of conflict, pollution.
It’s evident that under the military regime, there is no chance we will get laws that effectively protect public health and the environment.