environment
Environmental news in Thailand, covering pollution issues, climate policies, and conservation efforts.
- Environment News
Government confirms 2020 ban on single-use plastic bags
In a move that some would say has been a…
- Economy News
Sugar industry expert says banning of 3 agri-chemicals will severely damage business
The president of the Thailand Society of Sugarcane Technologists has…
- Environment News
Increase in use of biodegradable krathongs pleases Bangkok governor
The eco-friendly message seems to be getting through as Bangkok…
- Phuket News
Rare sighting of 5 metre manta ray in Similan Islands
A dive instructor has reported a sighting of a rare…
- World News
Transformers-inspired robot rolls out green message in Vietnam
PHOTOS: AFP There is more to this towering robot resembling…
- Environment News
Thai PM issues warning to drivers of polluting vehicles
PHOTO: Chiang Rai Times PM General Prayut Chan-o-cha says those…
- Environment News
“Vulnerable” deer species rescued six kilometres off shore in southern Thailand
PHOTO: www.zoothailand.org A species of deer, classified as “vulnerable” since…
- Events
1000 gather in Phuket to join the global cry on climate change
Asia’s largest travel and tourism sustainability event, opened in Phuket…
- Environment News
Haze from Indonesia’s forest fires affecting Thailand’s south
The ongoing forest fires in Indonesia are affecting Thailand’s south,…
- World News
Last five years “Hottest on record” – UN Climate Summit
PHOTO: Greenpeace USA “Average global temperature between 2015-2019 is on…
- Thai Life
Lilly wages war on Thailand’s plastic
PHOTOS” AFP “Mindsets have started to shift this year with…
- Environment News
Phuket’s Surin Beach’s anti-erosion walls fails causing another environmental disaster
PHOTOS: ขยะมรสุม ขยะมรสุม has posted on their Facebook page about…
- Environment News
Maya Bay: saving the most famous beach in Thailand
PHOTO: Sarah Buthmann For years, Maya Bay on the island…
- Environment News
Autopsy on dead 15 year old Hawksbill sea turtle held today
PHOTO: Thai PBS World Veterinarians from the sea turtle hospital…
- Environment News
Leonardo’s Instagram post draws attention to Thailand’s dugongs
Hollywood star, environmentalist and Instagrammer, Leonardo DiCaprio, has posted the…
- Environment News
Another baby dugong dies in Thailand
PHOTO: Thai PBS World The Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC)…
- Environment News
Thailand Prime Minister rejects calls to ban plastic bags
PHOTO: Chiang Rai Times In what some may see as…
- Environment News
Environment Ministry wants to increase dugong populations by 50% over a decade
“Dr. Thon Thamrongnawasawat says that trash in the seas was…
- Environment News
Mariam the young Krabi dugong dies
PHOTO: กรมทรัพยากรทางทะเลและชายฝั่ง The Phuket Marine Biological Centre has announced the…
- World News
Xayaburi Dam owners say they’re not responsible for dry Mekong River
PHOTO: The Laotian Times CK Power, operators of the new…
- Environment News
Mall Group shopping centres to charge customers 1 baht for a plastic bag
PHOTO: Mall Group The Mall Group, that runs some of…
- Phuket News
Whale shark sighted off Koh Racha – VIDEO
VIDEO/PHOTO: บังดำ นายสุวัฒน์ บาเร็ม/Saranyu Hassanai A whale shark was sighted…
- Phuket News
Court rules that National Park can limit numbers to Similan Islands
The Similan Islands national park will now be able to…
- Phuket News
Whale shark sighted off Phang Nga – VIDEO
SCREENSHOT: Mu Koh Similan National Park Facebook / Sor Somboon…
