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Three-year heatwave ‘bleached half the planet’s coral reefs’
AFP, Published on 10/02/2026
» PARIS - A study published on Tuesday showed that more than half of the world’s coral reefs were bleached between 2014 and 2017 — a record-setting episode now being eclipsed by another series of devastating heatwaves.
A young naturalist’s legacy: Johannes Schmidt and the flora of Koh Chang
Kriskorn Wongkornwuthi, Published on 24/11/2025
» 125 years ago, Johannes Schmidt was still an unknown young naturalist in Denmark, even as colonial tensions gripped Siam, particularly along the eastern coast from Chanthaburi and Trat to Koh Kong. During King Rama V’s 1897 European visit, Denmark became a key destination, and the King was warmly received by King Christian IX at Amalienborg Palace.
Personal tipping points: Four climate journeys
AFP, Published on 30/10/2025
» PARIS - From US President Donald Trump’s all-out push for fossil fuels to political squabbles in Europe, governments are retreating on their climate promises. But most people around the world still see global warming as a serious threat.
World's coral reefs crossing survival limit: global experts
AFP, Published on 13/10/2025
» PARIS - The world's tropical coral reefs have almost certainly crossed a point of no return as oceans warm beyond a level most can survive, a major scientific report announced on Monday.
Bangchak's BBGI preps B2 billion plan for bio-LNG plant
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 03/09/2025
» A plan to turn wastewater into bio-liquefied natural gas (bio-LNG), a new fuel for power generation, is expected to be finalised in two years under a 2-billion-baht budget allocated by BBGI, the biotechnology arm of energy conglomerate Bangchak Corporation.
Bangchak unit investing B2bn in bio-LNG venture
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 02/09/2025
» A plan to turn wastewater into bio-liquefied natural gas (bio-LNG), a new fuel for power generation, is expected to be finalised in two years under a 2-billion-baht budget allocated by BBGI, the biotechnology arm of the Thai energy conglomerate Bangchak Corporation.
Chiang Mai deploys geese to tackle polluted moat
Online Reporters, Published on 22/08/2025
» Residents of Chiang Mai were caught off guard this week by a pilot project using geese to clean the city’s moat.
Govt to promote ornamental fish industry
Post Reporters, Published on 16/07/2025
» The government is stepping up efforts to promote the ornamental fish industry as a key driver of agricultural exports, with the aim of strengthening global market share and increasing farm incomes.
The next guardians of the sea
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 14/07/2025
» When Natyada Thuasawad gazes upon the vast sea, she sees assets. A student at Prince of Songkla University, Ms Natyada said the sea is a key source of revenue for Thailand, offering people food and exciting tourist attractions along shorelines and on islands.
Dear DOGE, it's high time to tear down those dams!
News, Tom Zoellner, Published on 12/07/2025
» No big government infrastructure project made an imprint on the landscape and economy of the West more than the US Bureau of Reclamation's 20th century dam-building spree, which peppered 490 dams across the country, created an agricultural civilisation dependent on federal hydrology civil engineering, and brought about a welter of environmental difficulties after drying up dozens of once-healthy rivers.