Environment and natural resources

Concern grows over lifting ban on elephant exports

Animal-rights activists are up in arms over the Commerce Ministry’s plan to legalise the export of live domesticated elephants, saying the elephants could be harmed during transportation abroad – and wild elephants would likely pay a price too.Keep reading ...

Pratch Rujivanarom

Thai government desperately needs a ‘clean air act’

Environment campaigners are urging the government to approve a clean-air act to solve the country’s chronic smog problem  and honour citizens’ right to breathe clean air.Dr Wirun Limsawart, a policy analyst at the Society and Health Institute and member of the Clean Air Network Thailand, ...

Pratch Rujivanarom

Massive corals off Rayong beginning to bleach

Massive and aged corals have started to bleach off the coast of Rayong in the Gulf of Thailand.Thon Thamrongnawasawat, assistant dean of the Faculty of Fisheries at Kasetsart University and a marine biologist, described the change as an “emergency situation”.Keep reading ...

New regulation lifts ban on export of elephants

Elephants and elephant-related products can again be exported from Thailand under a new regulation from the Commerce Ministry, which may provoke controversy and debate over whether it violates the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).Keep reading ...

Pratch Rujivanarom

GITSDA reports on water situation

During the dry season, GISTDA has issued a report on the situation at small water sources and farm areas using satellite images, serving as initial analysis for other agencies related to water management.In the past week, GISTDA has analysed 141,022 small surface-level ponds no larger ...

Tanakorn Sangiam

River sanctuaries help giant fish recover in Southeast Asia

NGAO RIVER, THAILAND – It may run through a region riven by conflict, but western Thailand’s Ngao River, near the troubled border with Myanmar, is a peaceful haven to the more than 50 species of fish living in it. Below Ban Luiy, one of the ...

Giving a dam about the Mekong

Originating in the Tibetan highlands and running through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia, and Vietnam, the Mekong and its tributaries provide water, food and income for 60 million people. The longest river in Southeast Asia is home to the world’s largest inland fishery. It ...

Sheith Khidhir

How green buildings improve air quality

Bangkokians’ awareness of the importance of clean air has increased substantially in recent months, as the country has suffered from unprecedented levels of air pollution. Elevated levels of microscopic particulate matter (PM2.5) can cause significant health issues, and the city is now focused on long-term ...

Rise in temperatures linked to air pollution, say experts

Climate change and air pollution are interrelated, say environmental experts as they call for the authorities to take simultaneous and urgent action to tackle these problems and avoid serious consequences.Keep reading ...

Pratch Rujivanarom

Bang Kachao's protection status to keep 'krapow moo' green

Bang Kachao, also known as Bangkok’s green lung, has received a shield against industrial and polluting activities after it was named an environmentally protected area. Keep reading ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

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