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Respect 'laws of nature'
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/06/2024
» Today marks World Environment Day, initiated in 1973 by the United Nations Environment Programme to create a global platform aimed at inspiring positive change.
Dam threatens World Heritage status
Oped, Supara Janchitfah, Published on 14/09/2023
» Seated in a four-wheel drive vehicle, I could see a few big trees on the edge of Khao Yai National Park. Crossing one creek after another, I learned how they help mitigate fast-flowing waters from flooding towns further downstream.
Govt has solid record on wildlife
News, Published on 26/12/2018
» Today is Thailand's Wildlife Preservation Day. It marks the birth of the Wildlife Preservation and Protection Act which came into effect on Dec 26, 1960. Survival of threatened wildlife in the country has long been dependent on this law.
Keep your powder dry
News, Editorial, Published on 29/03/2018
» Conservationists and citizens have good reason for the current outrage over the recent poaching case at Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary. The shooting of the extremely rare black leopard in itself was a despicable act. Skinning and eating the big cat, as well as killing a deer and pheasant, showed a contempt for the law, nature and sheer decency. Worried about a whitewash, the country's best-known conservationist wants to organise a major public demonstration of concern.
Hunters must face justice
News, Editorial, Published on 08/02/2018
» The case of a top construction tycoon involved in a blatant hunting incident in the World Heritage Thungyai Naresuan sanctuary conservation area in Kanchanaburi province is appalling.
Regime risks Mae Wong backlash
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 06/09/2016
» First it was speculation. Then, it became more real. The Mae Wong dam saga is probably making a comeback.And it may put an end to the marriage between the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and the regime's staunch supporters who staged a campaign against the project during the previous government.
Govt needs to face reality over forest preservation
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 17/10/2015
» Mention “Bang Kajao”, a green area next to Samut Prakan’s Phra Pradaeng District, and what springs to mind? Some may think of an area that is the “lung” for Bangkok or a popular bicycle route that brings cyclists to a traditional orchard landscape.
Bill opens door to graft
News, Editorial, Published on 01/10/2015
» Environment advocacy groups and local people affected by mining activities are up in arms against a new minerals bill which they believe will only benefit mining corporations.
RID softens stance on dam
News, Published on 22/11/2014
» The possibility that the 25-year-old controversy over the planned construction of the Mae Wong dam could soon be resolved brings to light the importance in society to have open space for public debate on policy matters.
Keep the port out of Satun
News, Published on 24/10/2013
» Any Thais or foreigners who have visited Satun province and appreciated the pristine beauty of the unspoiled beaches and sea and its various islands will no doubt yearn to go back again.