As Thailand’s economy cracks under COVID-19, land ownership and access are key to many communities’ ability to ride out the crisis.
Category: Thailand
Mangrove forests see big growth
Thailand’s mangrove forests have increased by more than 200,000 rai, raising the total mangrove coverage to 1.73, a positive change in mangrove forest coverage as compared to data in 2014.
India’s rice exports could jump to record on Thai drought effects
Thailand, rice shipments in 2020 could fall to 6.5 million tonnes, the lowest in 20 years.
Ricult addresses farmers’ double trouble during drought
About 200,000 farmers now use the app. Ricult sells this data to banks and other lenders so that they may better calculate risk to offer lower-interest loans to farmers.
Investigators narrow focus in zoos chief’s murder case
The police investigation will continue to find out if the shooting had any link with the wildlife trade.
Thai farmers brave bullets, prison for community land titles
“We worry about being attacked again, or being sued, but this is our land, and we are staying on to fight for it.”
East-South ‘Thai Bridge’ project gains momentum
US $30 billion plan to help transport cargo from southern China through Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to Thailand and then on to the Andaman coast to bypass the Malacca Strait.
A Glimmer Of Hope For ASEAN’s Tigers
Thailand’s western forest complex is the biggest hope. ThisUNESCO World Heritage Site is home to about 100 to 120 wild tigers.
Activists take aim at ‘One China Policy’ at embassy protest
“The Chinese government has been known to hoard water resources only for themselves, greed in controlling every resource possible is not acceptable. It’s inhumane.”