Mega-development, mega-devastation or both? A massive canal proposed through Southern Thailand’s biodiversity hotspots has many questioning Thailand’s commitment to sustainability.
Category: Thailand
Nature takes back seat in push for toilets
Well, how can I complain? I live in a city where policymakers see trees, nature, and even people, as obstacles to infrastructure development. Most of the time, they simply place form over function.
NESDC partners to set up sustainable future cities
Planning agency has spent 9.5 million baht to hire Chulalongkorn University to conduct a feasibility study and SFC development plan for Lampang and Kanchanaburi municipalities.
Post-virus shift can boost renewables
Covid-19 seems to be accelerating the adoption of several pre-pandemic trends like digitalisation and robotics. Perhaps decarbonisation can be another.
Elephants’ migration to village brings new stress
But some are hopeful that the crisis might jumpstart a reflection on the unregulated and often brutal nature of animal tourism — a large, lucrative contributor to Thailand’s economy.
Thailand pushes large-scale groundwater innovation for farmers
The government is also promoting the agricultural sector to use groundwater in parallel with surface water, so farmers can enjoy better quality of life and have enough water for cultivation all year-round.
Criminal law misused in public policies
If Thailand wants to preserve its fast-dwindling forests, it pays to ponder if it’s insane to repeat the same policy that has failed for decades, yet still expect it to succeed.
China raises protection for pangolins by removing scales from medicine list
Most of the whole pangolins are being trafficked from Laos, Thailand and India.
Norway to help Vietnam, Thailand tackle waste and pollution
One component of the project will be carried out by applicants who propose innovative solutions to clean up coastal areas in the popular tourist destinations of Ha Long Bay in Vietnam and Koh Samui in Thailand.