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Dept finds 40 Irrawaddy dolphins in Gulf survey
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/01/2026
» About 40 Irrawaddy dolphins have been confirmed near the Bang Pakong River in Chachoengsao, with clear signs of feeding and breeding behaviour, according to the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR).
Chiang Mai University scholar to make history by joining South Pole project
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/12/2023
» A Chiang Mai University researcher will become the first Thai to join 350 other researchers from 14 countries this month in a project called "IceCube Upgrade" at the South Pole -- a key frontier of scientific exploration.
Denmark makes every precious drop of water count
News, Published on 23/02/2020
» Rather than wait for shortages to strike, Danes are working hard on cutting down their water consumption just in case.
Youth meet targets environment
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, 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.
Bags of opportunities
News, Published on 01/10/2019
» A whale found in Songkhla last year and a baby dugong Mariam are among the victims. Two million tons of plastic debris is tossed away into the ocean each year, killing an uncountable number of marine creatures. Thailand ranks the world’s sixth-biggest generator of plastic waste into the sea but now the tragic deaths of marine life are alarming and waking us up to the need to protect and rehabilitate the environment - not only for animals, but for our own descendants.
Contaminated fish prompt PM warning
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/09/2019
» Responding to a study that showed mackerel caught in the Andaman Sea were heavily contaminated with microplastics, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday warned the public against carelessly polluting the environment with plastic waste.
Mackerel study points to plastics crisis
News, Methee Muangkaew, Published on 12/09/2019
» TRANG: After finding microplastics in the stomachs of mackerel caught in this southern province, researchers are expanding their study to include fish meat and shellfish.
Marium's death a timely warning
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/08/2019
» Many people may not care about the tragic death of Marium, an eight-month-old orphaned baby dugong. Marium died on Saturday from an infection exacerbated by bits of plastic lining her stomach. She was found beached in Krabi province in April, rescued and then treated by veterinarians of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources with the hope that, one day, when she was strong enough, she would be able to return to the wild to be with the other dugongs in the sea around Libong island in Trang province.
Bag campaign 'not consistent with reality'
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 23/07/2018
» "It's inconsistent with reality," shoppers and traders cried as they continue to ignore a state campaign to reduce one-time-use plastic bags that began on Saturday.
A crisis of convenience
News, Published on 09/06/2018
» Shortly after the introduction of the world's first synthetic plastic, a magazine published the prediction that one day this magic material would make up everything we touch, see and use. They were wrong, but not by much. More than 100 years after its invention, humanity is addicted to plastic.