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Dugongs on the brink
News, Editorial, Published on 13/11/2024
» In 2019, the struggles of a sick baby dugong named Marium captured the public's attention, which sadly ended with her dying with plastic waste later found in her intestines. Dugong deaths were alarmingly frequent that year, with five of these gentle marine mammals found dead off the coast of Krabi and Trang.
War on plastic falters
News, Editorial, Published on 04/06/2020
» In 2016, the World Economic Forum foretold that without effective intervention, the amount of plastic waste would exceed fish in our oceans by 2050. The writing on the wall was clear -- act now or lose an ecosystem that generates half the oxygen we breathe. Thailand, ranked the sixth-worst ocean polluter, moved quickly to adopt the ambitious "Plastic Waste Road Map 2018-2030", a plan which promised to phase out consumer dependency on single-use plastics through specific targets with the ultimate goal of ensuring all plastic waste by 2027 is recyclable.
String of tragedies spur green push
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/12/2019
» Dugong deaths and plastic bags
A plastic tax is not enough
News, Editorial, Published on 31/12/2019
» After some hesitation, the Prayut Chan-o-cha government has finally decided to kick off a campaign to cut back on the use of plastic bags starting on Wednesday thanks to cooperation from shopping malls and major convenience stores. Though the campaign has good intentions, it is short of being a praiseworthy effort.
Take more care with park waste
News, Editorial, Published on 01/12/2019
» The death of a male deer in Nan's Khun Sathan National Park highlights the growing need for a plastic management plan in the country's conservation zone.
Trang banking on eco market
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 05/11/2019
» Ecotourism and community-based tourism are key drivers to diversify the sector in Trang, a southern province rich in natural resources.
Youth meet targets environment
News, Published on 27/10/2019
» Following the theme of Thailand's chairmanship of Asean this year, young leaders from the region chose "Advancing Partnership for Sustainability" as their own motif at a recent event.
Gentle giants' prime pasture
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 14/10/2019
» Koh Libong is one among over 550 islands in the Andaman Sea. Yet the island is known as the de facto capital city for dugongs.
Where's the alternative to plastic bags?
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 11/10/2019
» In less than three months, plastic bags will disappear from supermarkets and convenience stores as the government campaign to cut out single-use plastic gains momentum.
Carrot-and-stick to beat plastic waste
News, Published on 25/09/2019
» Last year, a pilot whale was washed up on the shore of Songkhla province. It spat out some plastic and died. In its stomach were 80 or more plastic bags and other plastic items weighing more than eight kilogrammes.