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Mangroves credits possible
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/10/2025
» The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) aims to expand mangrove forests by 500,000 rai over the next five years under a financial scheme to empower community conservation efforts.
Free entry to national parks to mark Family Day
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/04/2025
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation is waiving entrance fees to all national parks, botanical gardens, wildlife sanctuaries and conservation sites across Thailand on Monday to mark Family Day, which falls on April 14 each year.
Seawall plan raises ire
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/10/2024
» The Pheu Thai Party's plan to build a seawall comprising nine artificial islands in the Gulf of Thailand, which would stretch from Bang Khunthian district in Bangkok to Chon Buri, has drawn protests from critics, many of whom are concerned about the project's impact on the environment.
Artificial reefs boost restoration efforts
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/04/2023
» CHON BURI: Koh Samae San of the Royal Navy in Sattahip district marked the success of efforts to protect the marine ecological system by releasing artificial reefs to enlarge the fish habitat around the area.
Park shortlisted for Unesco honour
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/04/2023
» Phangnga: Thailand has convinced the World Heritage commitee to accept its nomination of the Andaman Sea Natural Reserves of Thailand to be named on Unesco's World Heritage list by the year 2025.
Saving Songkhla's last dolphin pod
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/08/2022
» The last pod of 14 Irrawaddy dolphins in Songkhla Lake in southern Thailand could become extinct within eight years if a conservation plan is not implemented immediately, says the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources.
Rock quarry plan upsets Satun locals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/04/2022
» More than 300 families of the Khao Toh Krang community in Satun's Khuan Don district are living in fear that a nearby rock quarry concession will destroy livelihoods and harm the area's rich natural resources.
Activists battle to save beaches from sea dykes
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/04/2022
» Projects to construct sea dykes to ease beach erosion along various parts of Thailand's coastline carry on despite clear evidence showing they are not a constructive or effective way to stop the problem, environmental activists say.
Calls mount for fairer land distribution
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/01/2019
» Land ownership will emerge as a challenge for the new government in 2019 as calls for equal land distribution grow louder.
Forest communities to receive 5.9m rai
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/12/2018
» In the last month of the year, the government handed out many new gifts to citizens, including to poor forest dwellers.