Environmental news from Thailand — climate, air quality, conservation and sustainability, in English from Thai PBS World.
Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) have been warned to stop advertising its frozen jade perch edible products at the Kaset Fair at Kasetsart University within three days, or its license to raise the fish species, which is not indigenous to Thailand, may be revoked. Fisheries Department Director-General Chalermchai Suwannarak said yesterday (Friday) that CPF, which is
The world has enough rare earth minerals and other critical raw materials to switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy to produce electricity and limit global warming, according to a new study that counters concerns about the supply of such minerals. With a push to get more electricity from solar panels, wind turbines, hydroelectric and
The baby dugong, which had ridden on the back of a giant green sea turtle in the Dong Tarn Bay, off Chon Buri province, has been found dead. The remains exhibited multiple wounds, believed to have been caused by a fishing net. The tragic end of the baby dugong was reported on the Facebook page
Thailand will adjust the country’s standard safety level of air pollution from an average of 50 microns to 37.5 microns from June 1st, with the hope that this will help the Pollution Control Department manage air pollution with increased efficiency, according to PCD Director-General Pinsak Suraswadi. For the time being, he said that the PCD
The Pollution Control Department (PCD) plans to step up air quality control measures in Bangkok and its suburbs after pollution in 14 areas reached the health-threatening “red level”, with the amount of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere being measured this morning (Thursday) at 90-139 microns. According to the Air4Thai webpage of the PCD today, PM2.5
Planting more trees in urban areas to lower summertime temperatures could decrease deaths directly linked to hot weather and heatwaves by a third, researchers said Wednesday. Modelling found that increasing tree cover to 30 percent would shave off 0.4 degrees Celsius (0.7 degrees Fahrenheit) locally, on average, during hot summer months, they reported in The
Heartening images of a huge green sea turtle nurturing a baby dugong in Thailand’s Dong Tarn Bay were posted on the Facebook page of Sakanan Plathong, a biology lecturer at the Science Faculty of Prince of Songkhla University today (Tuesday). “The baby dugong has a green sea turtle as its new mother. The fact that
About 300 officials in Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, who claimed they were unfairly transferred, have been asked to file complaints with an ad hoc committee, which has been set up to resolve the problem. Newly-appointed director-general of the department, Atthaphon Charoenchansa, has promised these officials that he will personally open
With concerns mounting over the threats to the 14 to 20 Irrawaddy dolphins left in Songkhla Lake, dolphin experts from international organizations recently met with local agencies at the World Bank office in Bangkok to jointly step up conservation efforts to counter the potential impacts in the future. It was the largest ever meeting of
More than 10 fossilised footprints, believed to have belonged to a species of carnivorous dinosaur, have been found in a huge sand stone bed in Phu Faek forest park, in Na Khu district of Thailand’s north-eastern province of Kalasin. According to the Department of Mineral Resources, Damrongsak Chusrithong, the head of the forest park, and
The problem of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere in Bangkok and its suburbs, as well as in six northern provinces, is forecast to get worse this Friday and Saturday, said the Pollution Control Department. On the Air4Thai website, the PCD reported on Wednesday that the general air quality across Thailand at 11am ranged from very
Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has instructed all provinces to prepare to open operations centres if the level of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere exceeds 50 microns for three consecutive days, as more people are suffering from air pollution-related health problems. According to the ministry, the number of people who have fallen sick as a
