PHOTO VOICES: Not Just Labor; Migrant Photo Voices from Thailand’s Fisheries – Part II
Globally, trade in fish products continues to reach record highs and Thailand has emerged as
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Inequality and environmental strains remain persistent despite Thailand’s 66th in HDI
Increasing polarization and human insecurity are also growing concerns for Thailand, similar to the rest
PHOTO VOICES: Not Just Labor; Migrant Photo Voices from Thailand’s Fisheries – Part I
Globally, trade in fish products continues to reach record highs and Thailand has emerged as
12 national marine parks under watch for coral bleaching
Over 50% of corals in at least three of those parks have already experienced bleaching
Risk of toxic leakage and contamination remains at Win Process: PCD
Concerned officials are rushing to contain chemicals and hazardous waste burned down at a recycling
Latest fire at chemical storage tank in Mab Ta Phut sparks calls for overhaul of industrial emergency response and management
The industrial hub needs to reassess its capacity to deal with pollution and incidents as
PM2.5 spikes in upper North as rainy season approaching
The Pollution Control Department’s regional offices in the upper North, the hotbed of forest fires
40C plus still lingers despite drop in temperature
Thailand expects to pass the period of extremely hot weather of the dry season by
70% of environmental journalists attacked for their work: UNESCO
At least 749 journalists or news media reporting on environmental issues have been attacked in
Industry officials hold firm to transfer “missing” cadmium waste back to its dump site despite increasing legal threats
The “missing” cadmium waste is set to be sent back to its original dump site
Doi Chiang Dao closed to mitigate impacts from intensified forest fires
The country’s latest Biosphere Reserve listed by Unesco, Doi Chiang Dao, has been declared closed
Sporadic fires at recycling plant in Rayong impede investigation and clear-up efforts
No sufficient information regarding the recycling plant’s layout and what stored inside its buildings is
House committee on Industry rebukes industry officials for “repeated mistakes” of hazardous waste incidents
The latest fire incident at a recycling plant in Rayong province is “too repetitive” to
Waste generator questioned for legality to transfer “missing” cadmium waste back to its landfills
No proof of legality is present to show that the waste generator of the cadmium
Where Have All the Mekong River’s Fish Gone?
Policymakers have clung to the fiction that damage to fish populations from hydropower projects can
520,000 rai of protected forests “overlapped” by state agricultural reform land
Concerned officials have agreed to forward all the overlapping territories and boundaries to the Office
Finance Ministry found to be the third largest shareholder of “missing” cadmium waste trader
PM Srettha Thavisin, also Finance Minister, has called the company’s representatives in to discuss solutions
Water quality in Nam Khan and Mekong remains unaffected by sulfuric: MRC
The organisation has conducted a joint mission to investigate possible impacts of the spill of
Environmental advocates call for disclosure of “missing” cadmium waste as it spills beyond the first location in Samut Sakhon province
The whole hazardous waste management in the country needs a major overhaul alongside disclosure of
IN PICTURES: Beautiful Banteng…Iconic Rarity of Lowland Forests
Despite an increase in its population in some source habitats here, Banteng, a wild bovine
BOOK LAUNCH I PHOTO EXHIBITION: Beautiful Banteng…Iconic Rarity of Lowland Forests
The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), Kasetsart University’s Faculty of Forestry,
Almost all national parks declared closed against the rise of PM2.5 haze
The newly appointed air pollution administration committee chaired by the Environment Minister has levelled up
Capt Thamanat declines his acknowledgement of Land Policy Board’s warnings on land dispute at Khao Yai
The Agriculture Minister did not directly respond to the question directed to him by the
One Map be used to settle dispute over overlapping boundaries between national parks and agricultural reform land
Senior officials from the Agriculture Ministry and Monre held a meeting yesterday to settle their
State agricultural reform land encroaches over 200,000 rai of national parks nationwide
Irregular reform land allocations over the overlapping boundaries and territories between the two types of
Myanmar rulers threaten environmental progress
Tentative steps towards a just energy transition under Myanmar’s civilian government have stalled since conflict
Chiang Mai Administrative Court accepts Yuam water diversion case for deliberation
Residents and water governance advocates get cheered up by the court’s decision, saying this is
PM and NEB found guilty of negligence in PM2.5 court case
Chiangmai Administrative Court instructs both parties to introduce emergency measures and holistic plans to address
Draft Clean Air acts get nod in first reading of Lower House
The final version is hoped to get promulgated this year to help address the PM2.5
“Shizuka” and friends return home in Indonesia_safe and sound
The three young orangutans, the last confiscated apes under the care of the DNP, were