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PES scheme to be trialed in national parks
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/03/2012
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation plans to launch a trial Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) scheme at five national parks and one wildlife sanctuary.
Mae Wong dam draws flak
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/04/2012
» Environmental activists have strongly opposed the cabinet's approval for the construction of Mae Wong dam in Nakhon Sawan.
RID defies activists, pushes for new dam
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/04/2012
» The Royal Irrigation Department will press ahead with the controversial Mae Wong dam project in Nakhon Sawan province despite growing protests from environmental groups.
Environment study on dam decried as flawed
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/05/2012
» NAKHON SAWAN : Environmentalists have slammed the environmental impact report of the controversial Mae Wong Dam, saying it was poorly conducted and underestimated the likely damage to wildlife and forest ecology.
NGOs take PM, cabinet to court over Mae Wong Dam
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/07/2012
» The Stop Global Warming Association Thailand will seek to nullify the cabinet's approval of the construction of Mae Wong Dam in Kamphaeng Phet province by filing a complaint today to the Central Administrative Court.
Search under way for giant Khao Yai croc
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/12/2012
» The wildlife protection authority plans to catch a crocodile in Khao Yai National Park to protect tourists expected to flock to the park during the New Year holiday.
Prachin buri industrial park denies excess mercury claim
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/01/2013
» An executive of 304 Industrial Park in tambon Tha Tum of Prachin Buri's Si Maha Phot district has dismissed a non-governmental organisation's report claiming high levels of mercury contamination in fish and in the hair of residents living along the area's Shalongwaeng Canal.
Mercury level at industrial park safe, dept says
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/01/2013
» No significant levels of mercury have been found in water sources near the 304 Industrial Park in Prachin Buri's Si Maha Phot district, the Pollution Control Department (PCD) says.
Activists ask Seoul for info on K-Water
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/07/2013
» Environmental and grassroot groups opposing the government's 350-billion-baht water management scheme have called on the South Korean government to support public monitoring of the scheme.
Students test bay water for heavy metals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/08/2013
» RAYONG : A test by Silpakorn University students of sea water off Ao Phrao, which was hit by an oil slick last month, found normal levels of arsenic, while mercury exceeded safe levels.