Environmental news from Thailand — climate, air quality, conservation and sustainability, in English from Thai PBS World.
Three spotted leopards and two black leopards were seen walking together along a mountain road in Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi province yesterday, in what has been described as an exceptionally rare sighting in Thailand’s protected fore
Residents in Muang district of Ratchaburi province have expressed concern that black-chin tilapia, an invasive fish species native to Africa, has spread through natural waterways, fish and shrimp farms, and even drainage channels in fruit orchards af
Doi Suthep-Pui National Park authorities have filed a police complaint after 15 trees, including wild Himalayan cherry trees known locally as “Nang Phaya Sua Krong”, were cut down and sawn into 46 logs at a popular tourist spot in Chiang Mai.
Air pollution in part of Singapore hit the country's "very high" band on Wednesday while East Timor shut schools, as haze from forest fires raging in Indonesia causes a regional crisis.
Every few years, residents of Indonesia's West Kalimantan province contend with devastating wildfires that emit a noxious haze causing illnesses, shuttering schools and stifling economic activity.
The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) has detected patches of plankton bloom along the coasts of Chon Buri, Samut Songkhram, Samut Sakhon and Phetchaburi.
The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) has warned of the potential danger of a plankton bloom in the upper Gulf of Thailand.
Laos, Myanmar and Thailand have launched a joint action plan to tackle seasonal haze and forest fires that cause serious air pollution across the Mekong sub-region.
Two tourists from Myanmar have been fined Bt10,000 for stepping off a designated nature trail in Doi Inthanon National Park in Chiang Mai during a pre-wedding photo shoot, damaging rare Sphagnum moss, known locally as “Khao Tok Rusi”.
A public forum will be held at a temple in Song Phi Nong subdistrict of Phetchaburi province on Tuesday by Nong Makha villagers to discuss the impacts of dolomite mining in a forest near their community.
