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How one community in smoggy Lampang gets rid of all its waste without burning anything
With attention focused on forest fires’ contribution to the air pollution choking upper Thailand, other outdoor burning – particularly farm scrub being torched – is coming under closer scrutiny. One community – Ban Paen Pong Chai, which covers 10 villages in Lampang’s Chae Hom district, ...
The Nation Reporter
Chiang Rai Province to Use Geo-Informatics and Space Technology to Combat Forest Fires
Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) has joined hands with Chiang Rai province to set up Pracharat teams in bid to prevent forest fires with the use of disaster reporting technology.Keep reading ...
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PM10 pollution still rising despite woodland-fire ban
A governor’s directive to bar entry to reserve forest lands and parks to reduce hazardous pollution in the North has so far failed to reverse the amount of PM10 particulates in Mae Hong Song.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
