Thailand is one of the world’s largest sugar producer, turning out about 10 million tons of the sweet stuff each year. But the traditional method of harvesting it is being criticized for polluting the environment. The government wants the industry to modernize, but some farmers say that’s not financially feasible.
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Thailand- the first large country with a fertility problem yet without wealth to easily fund healthcare for the old
Time is running out and one Stanford University expert says that things could begin to look ‘bleak’ if something is not done to address the country’s rapidly looming fertility crisis.
Prayut calls for action on sea pollution
According to the MNRE, about 59%, or 6.7 million of 11.4 million tonnes of rubbish from 23 coastal provinces, were properly disposed of, while the rest was discharged into the ocean last year.
Green loan set to boost EV charging
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Energy Absolute Plc (EA) have signed a 1.5 billion baht (US$47.6 million) green loan to finance ongoing renewable energy projects and a countrywide electric vehicle (EV) charging network in Thailand.
Indigenous people ‘under threat’ from Asia clean energy push
Dirty This biomass plant among a “concerning rise” in human rights violations in renewable energy projects, recording about 200 allegations of land rights and indigenous rights abuses, displacement, violence and threats in the last decade.
Blue Mekong in northeastern region of Thailand is bad omen
Local fishery officials said the water turned blue because it was stagnant, resulting from dam construction in a neighboring country. Without a solution, fish in the Mekong River would be extinct, plankton and dissolved oxygen would decline and its ecosystem would be ruined.
Dams upstream slowly killing the mighty Mekong
Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) on Tuesday released satellite images showing a drastic drop in the water level of Mekong River this Sunday compared to images captured on January 3.
Change is in the air
“In 2017and 2018, I conducted research on PM2.5 sources in Phuket and Bangkok and found 44% came from exhaust emission and 24% biomass burning. Therefore, we should give priority to the exhaust emission control and wildfires to tackle the air pollution problem,” said Dr Siwatt Pongpiachan.
A solution to plastic pollution: circular economy
Thailand-based Indorama Ventures, the biggest global producer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) has committed to quadruple its PET recycling capacity and eliminate 750,000 tonnes of plastic annually from landfills and open dumps that pollute rivers and oceans.
Environmental group slams soldier caught poaching
CPO1 Phitsanu was arrested on Friday by a park ranger unit at a hunting camp in Sai Yok district. Park officials found and seized carcasses of wild animals, including seven hornbills, along with several hunting tools and firearms.