Environmental news from Thailand — climate, air quality, conservation and sustainability, in English from Thai PBS World.
Feeding birds is a lot of fun and helps people to connect with nature, which is known to bring benefits to health. It’s considered a form of merit-making to many people as they are helping the wildlife to survive. But doctors are warning that our avian friends can spread infectious diseases to humans through their
A Hawksbill sea turtle has laid 168 eggs, the second clutch for this nesting season, on the beach of Thalu Island in Bang Saphan Noi district of Prachuap Khiri Khan province. The new clutch was discovered on Friday. Dr. Yutthaphon Angkinan, an advisor to the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, said today (Saturday) that
The first round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty ended on Friday with agreement to end plastic pollution but a split on whether goals and efforts should be global and mandatory, or voluntary and country-led. More than 2,000 delegates from 160 countries, meeting in Uruguay in the first of a planned five sessions of
Prince William greeted U.S. President Joe Biden at Boston’s waterfront on Friday, the final day of a visit by British royals trying to focus attention on tackling environmental issues. William and his wife, Kate, attempted to keep the spotlight on climate and other causes they champion on their first overseas trip since taking on the titles of Prince and Princess of
Building Blue Carbon ecosystems should become an integral part of national mitigation and carbon sink plans, said Assistant Professor Thon Thamrong-Nawasawat of the Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University. Research findings indicate that Blue Carbon has a larger capacity to capture and store carbon dioxide than forests, yet it is only in the last 4 or
Officials from Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources found a second Leatherback turtle nest, containing 141 eggs, yesterday (Wednesday) on a beach in Takua Pa district of the southern province of Phang-nga. The Phang-nga based officials conducted a routine pre-dawn patrol on the Bang Kwan beach in Kok Kloy sub-district yesterday and found tracks
Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources has been coordinating with numerous agencies to tackle yellow-band disease, which has infected some corals in the Gulf of Thailand, said Atthaphon Charoenchansa, the department’s director-general today (Wednesday). The disease, which is caused by the Vibrio bacteria, has affected many types of corals, such as staghorn, anemone and
The United States pledged about US$20 (~716 million baht) for the Japan-US Mekong Power Partnership (JUMPP) project, during a round-table discussion today (Sunday) between US Vice President Kamala Harris and leaders of environment and clean energy projects in the Mekong River Basin. The US vice president also spent time shopping for curry paste and ingredients
Countries agreed early Sunday at the COP27 climate summit to set up a fund to help poor countries being battered by climate disasters, but delayed approving a wider deal outlining global resolve to fight climate change. After tense negotiations that ran through the night, the Egyptian COP27 presidency released a draft text for an overall agreement –
Sustainable development has been a feature of most global summits, including APEC. As the host economy this year, Thailand included the bio-circular-green economy on the agenda. What remains a concern for many people, however, is whether sustainable development schemes are inclusive enough and whether they consider different aspects of society. Dr. Nuttavikhom Phanthuwongpakdee, the Deputy
The United Nations on Monday unveiled a five-year plan to build a global early warning system for deadly and costly extreme weather events amplified by climate change. The price tag — a relatively modest $3.1 billion, or less than 50 cents per person — is a small price to pay for proven methods that can save thousands, if not millions, of
Climate change diplomacy between China and the United States cannot be separated from broader political tensions between the two sides, and Washington must take responsibility for the breakdown in talks, China’s foreign ministry said. Nearly 200 countries are about to gather in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt for another round of global climate negotiations, but diplomatic
