Environmental news from Thailand — climate, air quality, conservation and sustainability, in English from Thai PBS World.
Seoul metropolitan government announces that all airport buses will be replaced by hydrogen buses by 2030. Most of airport buses are diesel-powered at present. This airport bus travels between Incheon International Airport and all corners of Seoul every day. Roughly 450 buses are operating in 43 routes. One airport bus travels an average of 550
Construction of all sea wall and breakwater projects will be required an environmental impact assessment (EIA) under a new ministerial edict from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, which came into effect following its publication in the Royal Gazette today (Thursday). The edict will not, however, be applied retroactively to projects for which budgets
Northern Quebec’s largest town was being evacuated on Tuesday as firefighters worked to beat back threats from out-of-control blazes in remote communities in the northern and northwestern parts of the province. According to the province’s forest fire prevention agency, more than 150 forest fires were burning in the province on Tuesday, including more than 110
Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone,” not just for an overheating planet that’s losing its natural areas, but for well-being of people living on it, according to a new study. The study looks not just at guardrails for the planetary ecosystem but for the
With the Phuket tourism industry well on the way to recovery and aiming to welcome 12 million tourist arrivals this year, the problem of food waste is seen as an increasingly critical issue. In an effort to reduce that waste, the Thai Organic Consumer Association (TOCA) is working with hotels in Phuket to initiate a
Former Suphan Buri MP Kanchana Silpa-archa is one of the people who played a key role in securing the return to Thailand from Sri Lanka of an ailing male elephant, Saksurin, which is tentatively scheduled to be flown back home on July 1st. In an exclusive interview with Thai PBS, Kanchana, the older sister of
With increasing awareness among the voting public of the environmental challenges faced in this part of the world, it is imperative that the new government draws up a Memorandum of Understanding with all concerned agencies to take urgent action in fighting the worse impacts of global warming and the upcoming El Nino, says Assistant Professor
Sak Surin, an elephant donated to Sri Lanka two decades ago, will finally return home in July to receive medical treatment as he is ill and has poor living conditions. The jumbo will travel on a chartered Russian aircraft after construction of a new cage and flight arrangements were completed. He will leave Sri Lanka
A team of South Korean experts will start a four-day survey on Monday to check the safety of Japan’s plan to release treated and diluted water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. The treated water will be diluted to reduce tritium levels before it is released into the ocean. Its
“Sak Surin”, an elephant donated to Sri Lanka more than two decades ago, is expected to be brought back to Thailand in June to receive medical treatment as he is ill and has poor living conditions. Natural Resources and Environment minister Varawut Silpa-archa said the timeframe for Sak Surin to come home has been developed
The United Arab Emirates said that countries should agree to phase out fuel emissions – not the production of oil, gas and coal – at the upcoming U.N. climate change negotiations that it will host this December. The comments reflect deep divisions between nations over how to combat global warming ahead of the COP28 talks.
Looking back at 2022’s weather with months of analysis, the World Meteorological Organization said last year really was as bad as it seemed when people were muddling through it. And about as bad as it gets — until more warming kicks in. Killer floods, droughts and heat waves hit around the world, costing many billions
