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Divers take on 'ghost gear' threatening marine life
Reuters, Published on 20/04/2024
» PHUKET - Beneath the surface of the turquoise waters off a beach on this southern resort island, divers laboriously collect abandoned fishing gear, much of it made from plastic, that is tangled on coral and trapping sea life.
Curbing plastic pollution needs local remedies
Oped, Published on 22/02/2024
» As the United Nations enters the final stretch of negotiations for a new treaty to end plastic pollution, governments must work to ensure that the agreement not only reduces plastic production, but also strengthens local initiatives to remove and recycle existing plastic waste.
Renewed focus on plastic waste
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/12/2023
» Thailand is pushing ahead with projects to reduce plastic waste as it struggles to reduce sea pollution, especially after efforts slowed during the pandemic.
Brand audits and coastal cleanups
Oped, Published on 20/09/2023
» One cannot ignore the amount of plastic pollution these days. It's quite common to find single-use plastic waste lying around once it has served its purpose. It is anywhere and everywhere.
Over 460 Thai Union volunteers across the world collect 10 tons of trash on World Oceans Day
Published on 24/06/2023
» Thai Union Group PCL, the world's leading seafood company, has demonstrated its commitment to Healthy Oceans by encouraging its employees from across Thailand, Europe, and Africa to volunteer for a global clean-up program on World Oceans Day, aimed at protecting the marine environment.
Ship with no permit causes ‘nightmare’ Philippine oil spill
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/03/2023
» MANILA: The Philippines is grappling with the fallout of an oil spill south of Manila, with a contractor describing the cleanup as a “logistical nightmare” amid questions on why the ship carrying industrial fuel was able to sail without a permit.
Suntory affiliate launches “One Suntory Save the Sea”
Published on 16/11/2022
» Suntory affiliate launches “One Suntory Save the Sea” to restore pristine beauty of Thailand’s coastal and marine environment in Rayong
SPRC along with IEAT, Governmental Organisations and Rayong Locals gathered over 1,000 volunteers to big-clean Mae Ramphueng Beach, Rayong
Published on 21/09/2022
» Star Petroleum Refining Public Company Limited, or SPRC, in alliance with Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand and Rayong Entrepreneurs in Map Ta Phut and Ban Chang Industrial Estate Area, arranged a beach cleaning event in Rayong or International Coastal Cleanup 2022 (ICC 2022) under the campaign “Sea the Change.” SPRC and its alliance groups gathered more than 1,000 volunteers attending the cleaning event at Mae Ramphueng Beach, Rayong Province, and almost 3,000 kilograms of trash was collected.
Dow & volunteers collect 6.5 tons of marine debris
Published on 20/09/2022
» RAYONG – 20 September 2022 – Dow Thailand Group—along with the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand, private entrepreneurs, and like-minded organizations who are concerned about the environment—organized a “#PullingOurWeight” activity on the occasion of International Coastal Conservation Day in Rayong Province.
Devouring oysters by the battlefield
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 11/09/2022
» Senior Lt Kirill Vikhrov stripped off his uniform and waded into the shallow estuary, the long rays of afternoon sunlight glinting in his blond hair.