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Treaty could end our plastic crisis
Oped, Salisa Traipipitsiriwat & Penchom Saetang, Published on 29/11/2024
» On Nov 13, a coalition of 160 civil society organisations in Thailand made a historic plea, submitting a joint statement urging the Thai government to champion a strong Global Plastics Treaty at the upcoming fifth and final negotiations in Busan, South Korea. This treaty, initiated in 2022, aims to establish a legally binding global framework to address plastic pollution across its entire life cycle.
Treaty a chance to solve plastic crisis
Oped, Salisa Traipipitsiriwat and Penchom Saetang, Published on 21/11/2024
» Plastic pollution is a massive problem that needs to be solved collectively at the global level.
Village chief's fruitless fight for justice
Oped, Penchom Saetang & Punyathorn Jeungsmarn, Published on 15/12/2021
» December is an important month for human rights and environmental protection movements.
Time to ratify Basel ban on toxic waste
News, Penchom Saetang & Punyathorn Jeungsmarn, Published on 11/10/2021
» Last month, the Pollution Control Department (PCD) held an important public hearing that might end the problem of the import of hazardous waste to Thailand.
Government must ban imports of plastic scrap
Oped, Punyathorn Jeungsmarn & Penchom Saetang, Published on 27/08/2021
» Last Monday, members of the Anti-Plastic Scrap Citizen's Network submitted a petition to the environmental minister. The petition demanded the government impose a ban on the import of plastic scrap by the end of this year.
Fixing NCPO legacy of conflict, pollution
News, Penchom Tang, Published on 03/01/2019
» The military regime's policy to promote industrial development with the use of the drastic Section 44, which bypasses regular laws and regulations, has won a thumbs-up from investors while also intensifying pollution and local conflicts.