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The Beach's Maya Bay on Phi Phi to shut down
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/03/2018
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has ordered the closure of the world-class tourist site Maya Bay of Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Koh Phi Phi National Park in Krabi province.
Tourist islands unite to save environment
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/03/2018
» KOH SAMUI: Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Koh Phangan in Surat Thani province will ban "unfriendly activities" which hurt the environment and marine ecological systems at the country's top tourist destinations.
Bleached coral reefs to heal by 2022
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/02/2018
» Severely bleached coral reefs in Phang Nga will recover by 2022, the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources said Wednesday.
Sanctuaries answer the call of the wild
Spectrum, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/02/2018
» The golden-tinged sunlight was dimming. A group of 50 hog deer sauntered around a wide field, pausing to eat shoots of grass. Forest officials had recently burned the field, making way for new grass which will provide a source of food for the population of over 200 hog deer living in Phu Khiao-Thung Ka Mang Wildlife Sanctuary in Chaiyaphum province.
Saraburi area hits No.1 for worst air quality
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/01/2018
» Air quality at Na Pra Lan in Saraburi, the country's largest rock quarrying and limestone mining area, is the worst in the country, moving ahead of the northern provinces and their annual haze, according to the Pollution Control Department's (PCD) recently released 2017 report.
Rights groups urge end to mine case
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/01/2018
» Human rights activists have called for the protection of a freelance television reporter from legal action after his coverage of local protests against a controversial gold mining site in Loei prompted a police investigation.
DNP sets out on mission to save goral
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/12/2017
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation plans to boost the numbers of a rare population of goral living high in the mountains in the North.
Stargazers get regional portal
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/12/2017
» The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) will open a regional observatory for the public in Chachoengsao province on Feb 2 next year to mark the 150th anniversary of the full eclipse predicted by King Rama IV.
The man who talks trash
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/11/2017
» Whenever problems about marine conservation -- garbage in national parks, slaughtering of sea creatures or problems with coral reefs -- have arisen, the first or perhaps only name which comes to mind is that of Asst Prof Thon Thamrongnawasawat.
Scaling back a scaly threat
Spectrum, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/09/2017
» Signatories of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) agreed to move all eight species of pangolin into Appendix I, up from the previous status of Appendix II, at the last Conference of the Parties (CoP 17) held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The move is an acknowledgment of the fact that the species of anteater now faces a critical risk of extinction due to a rise in poaching and higher demand from consumers.