Environment and natural resources

The Dapartment of Marine and Coastal Resources has decreed protective measures for tourist destinations Samui, Pha-ngan and Tao islands in Surat Thani province that will halt several routine practices and popular activities.Department director Jatuporn Burutpat signed the order in mid-August but it will not come ...

Young wildlife researcher Kanita Ouitavon was shocked when she first saw the number of animal species, many unknown to her, that were up for sale at a local market in the North some years ago, when she had just joined the National Parks Department (DNP).Keep ...

It may be too late to save leatherback turtles from extinction in Thailand’s seas, as a legal deadlock prevents a conservation status upgrade to protect this critically endangered turtle species and three other rare marine animals.Keep reading ...

Stray dogs and cats must be registered and sterilised, otherwise their population will reach 2 million in 10 years, the Livestock Development Department has warned.The number of stray cats and dogs was estimated at 820,000 last year, and the total will reach 2 million by ...

The RID’s sluice gate against sea-water intrusion is being introduced on Pak Pra canal without Residents’ knowledge, posing threat livelihoods and their self-sufficient economy as much as the lake ecosystems.“Lom Nok”, or the seasonal easterly wind, has started to blow inland, signalling 64-year-old farmer Samruay ...

A group of about 150 “photographers” on Sunday (Oct 7) morning gathered on the bridge across Khlong Pak Pra canal in Khuan Khanun district of this southern province in a symbolic protest against the Royal Irrigation Department’s plan to build a dam across the canal. ...

Three-year-olds Shizuka and Nobita are no longer frightened and stressed. They no longer tremble and hug one another tightly as they did upon first arriving at the Khao Prathap Chang Wildlife Breeding Centre in Ratchaburi province a few years ago. Instead, the pair play separately, ...

Thailand has been removed from an international watch list of eight countries of “primary concern” in the illegal ivory trade. Somkiat Sunthornpitakkul, director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation’s Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Division revealed the improved status ...

A communitirs-led emergency response plan is being advocated to cope with water hazards and dam disasters on the entire Mekong River Basin, as climate change magnifies the threats of water disasters posed by dams.Keep reading ...

The National Environment Board has approved an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the construction of affordable rental housing units in Chonburi, and a Nong Khai-Khon Kaen dual railway project. Members of the National Environment and other related agencies approved the EIA report commissioned for the ...