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Govt help on carbon urged
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/10/2014
» Thailand can achieve a voluntary commitment to reduce emissions of greenhouse gas to 7% by 2020 as long as the government helps, says an energy expert.
Green group vows wildlife corridor fight
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/07/2014
» Environmentalists are upset by the approval of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the "wildlife corridor" project on a highway which cuts through the Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai forest complex in Prachin Buri.
Development schemes ‘hurt’ locals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/07/2014
» Development projects in the southern provinces are destroying people's right to live in a clean environment, according to a report from the Office of the Human Rights Commission.
Islands get ecozone protection
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/06/2014
» The Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (Onep) has declared Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Koh Phangan districts in Surat Thani province part of an environmentally-protected zone after nine years of efforts to regulate commercial development on the islands.
Thailand won't attend wildlife talks
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/02/2014
» The caretaker government has decided not to send a delegation to the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade because of the political problems it faces at home.
Phiraphan pushes for nuke power
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/07/2013
» Newly appointed Science and Technology Minister Phiraphan Phalusuk has vowed to push for the construction of nuclear power plants in the country.
Residents want land claim promises kept
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/07/2013
» Residents of Tap Lan in Nakhon Ratchasima have appealed to the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department to end a long-running land dispute.
New dept chief opens door to compromise
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/12/2012
» The new chief of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department will consider allowing luxury resort operators found guilty of encroaching on forest land to stay open for business.
Anti-nuclear group warns against rush to reactor
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/11/2012
» An anti-nuclear group has voiced its opposition to newly appointed Science and Technology Minister Woravat Au-apinyakul's plans to push through the controversial nuclear research reactor project in Nakhon Nayok.
Network calls for controls on biomass power plants
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/09/2012
» A local health promotion network has urged the government to impose tight controls on the growing number of biomass power projects.