Eco-Design Sparking Innovation Award Applications now open for sustainable packaging solutions
Bangkok, 4 March 2025 – GIZ’s MA-RE-Design Project has officially launched the Eco-Design Sparking Innovation Award, an exciting new competition concerning packaging, calling on innovators to develop ground-breaking solutions in design for recycling and carbon footprint reduction. Under the theme ‘A Call for Innovation in Design for Recycling and Carbon Footprint Solutions’, the competition offers […]
Press Conference to Launch Trang Municipality’s Plastic Smart City Action Plan and Tourism Business Commitment for Towards Plastic-Free Oceans: Commitment from the tourism sector in Koh Libong, Koh Mook, and Pak Meng.
February 17, 2025 – The World Wide Fund for Nature Thailand (WWF), in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the United Nations Environment Programme Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (UNEP COBSEA), held a press conference to launch the Plastic Smart City Action Plan in Trang Municipality. This initiative […]
Press Conference to Launch Koh Tao Municipality’s Plastic Smart City Action Plan and Tourism Business Commitment for Towards Plastic-Free Oceans: Commitment from the Tourism Sector in Thailand Koh Tao
February 13, 2025 – The World Wide Fund for Nature Thailand (WWF), in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the United Nations Environment Programme Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (UNEP COBSEA),held a press conference to launch the Plastic Smart City Action Plan in Koh Tao Municipality. This initiative […]
Multi-stakeholder collaboration towards a sustainable food system in Thailand.
The ongoing IKI SCP Asia Phase II, Sustainable Food Consumption and Production project under WWF Thailand is funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Germany, BMUV). As part of this project, there is an initiative aimed at developing guidelines or tools as a form […]
Sustainable gastronomy, a way towards promoting local Thai ingredients and utilising invasive species in the South of Thailand
Sustainable gastronomy is increasing becoming a key word and hot topic in the world of green tourism. As defined by the United Nations, sustainable gastronomy refers to ‘cuisine that takes into account where the ingredients are from, how the food is grown and how it gets to our markets and eventually to our plates.’ This […]
Gastronomic Journeys
Originally published in Thai at: https://localsthaipbs.net/indigenous_food01/ The rainy season brings a vibrant green to the hills of Northern Thailand, where indigenous communities like the Akha and Karen celebrate this abundance through their culinary traditions. At Akha Ama Living Factory in Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, a unique event, “Eat Local, Act Global,” brought together two passionate young […]
The Farm to Table initiative in the North of Thailand, elevating Nan ingredients.
Originally published in Thai at: https://www.journalistthailand.com/50764/ On December 20, 2024, at the Lan Tor Suk area (beside Huan Hang Tor coffee shop) Nan Province, Deputy Governor of Nan Province, Ms. Wajiraporn Amatayakul, presided over the opening ceremony of the event “From Farm to Table: Experiencing Food Culture and Organic Agriculture from the Mountains to the […]
Safeguarding Dugongs and Seagrass in the Andaman Sea: Hope and Action
WWF Thailand and the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) led a team of world-renowned seagrass and dugong experts, including Dr. Leonard McKenzie and Dr. Helene Marsh, on a field survey to assess the status of seagrass meadows and dugongs in Trang, Krabi, Phang Nga, and Phuket from January 20-27, 2025. The main objective […]
Exhibition, Urging Wildlife Conservation and Combating Illegal Trade, Launches
WWF, Thai PBS, GIZ and travel and tourism partners come together to educate the public
on the impacts of tourism on wildlife trade.
Working with Plastic Smart Cities: Ban Phang Sai Community
Restoring biodiversity through better waste management
