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Forest fire, Mae Hong Son Province, March 2010. Thailand 's dramatic economic growth has caused numerous environmental issues. The country faces problems with air, declining wildlife populations, deforestation, soil erosion, water scarcity, and waste issues. According to a 2004 indicator, the cost of air and water pollution for the country ...
Thailand has tried for years to solve its pollution problem. But 'haze season' always comes back. SAMOENG, Thailand (AP) — When the haze season comes, village chief Nanthawat Tiengtrongsakun and ...
Category. v. t. e. A trans-national air pollution crisis affected several countries in Southeast Asia from February to September 2019, including Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam . Thailand began to experience a haze in February that lasted until May, peaking in March and April.
Climate change impacts Thailand 's society and economy in numerous ways. Since the 20th century, climate change has caused temperatures in Thailand to increase. Thailand is considered highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Extreme heat and rising sea levels threaten parts of Thailand, including the capital city of Bangkok.
The Department of Pollution Control predicted that air pollution levels in Bangkok will remain unhealthy until Saturday, and that most regions of the country, especially the north and northeast ...
A ‘conservation-dependent species’. While Thailand’s success story offers hope, the outlook across the region is not so optimistic. Once widespread across Southeast Asia, tigers became ...
Thailand's waste management plan calls for 75 percent of Thailand's total solid waste to be properly disposed of or recycled in some way by 2021, up from the current 49 percent. By 2021, the government and private sector plan to spend a total of 177 billion baht (US$5.1 billion) on waste management technology and public awareness campaigns.
The 2015 Southeast Asian haze was an air pollution crisis affecting several countries in Southeast Asia, including Brunei, Indonesia (especially its islands of Sumatra and Borneo ), Malaysia, Singapore, southern Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines . The haze affected Indonesia from at least late June, [1] to the end of October ...