Working with Plastic Smart Cities: Ban Phang Sai Community
Restoring biodiversity through better waste management
Songkhla’s Fishing Community Takes Lead in Enhancing Waste Management Systems in Coastal Areas
As a fishing community, protecting the sea’s biodiversity isn’t just a duty – it’s a way of life. In a groundbreaking stride toward coastal conservation, the Ban Phang Sai Community in Songkhla, Thailand, one of the community that joined Plastic Smart Cities (PSC), is demonstrating its leadership in scaling community-led environmental stewardship. Traditionally a fishing […]
PR agency or media event organization to support PSC-TVA team
Project name: Plastic Smart Cities – TVA Work location: Songkhla, Hatyai, Surat Thani, and Koh Samui Project Reference Number(s): 40002222-403102 The PSC-TVA team is excited to announce a major milestone in our sustainability efforts. We are signing a commitment with two major delivery platforms under the Plastic ACTion (PACT) initiative, aimed at achieving the ‘No Plastic […]
WWF Thailand participated in the opening ceremony of the Centre for Public Assistance on Wildlife (CPAW) on the anniversary of the DNP.
On October 2, 2024, which marks the 22nd anniversary of the establishment of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Dr. Chalermchai Sri-on, the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment alongside Mr. Atthapol Charoenshansa, the Director-General of the Department, presided over the opening ceremony of the Centre for Public Assistance on Wildlife (CPAW).
Thailand first country in Southeast Asia to increase its wild tiger population
Today is Global Tiger Day and this year is one for the history books. The Royal Thai Government has announced that the country’s national wild tiger population is increasing. Decades of poaching and forest loss had caused Thailand’s wild tiger population to decrease, but after years of concerted conservation efforts wild tiger populations have been stable for a number of years at 148-189. The latest population estimate, released by the Royal Thai Government, is between 179-223.
Woman of Hope for the Dawna Mountain Range
During the rainy season you can smell the lush green trees during the car ride on the twisty and rain-slick road up to the Service Center of Mae Wong National Park, a national park in both Nakhon Sawan and Kamphaeng Phet provinces.
WWF Thailand Partners with Food Delivery Platforms to Drive Sustainable Plastic Reduction
Bangkok, 13 September 2024 – The World Wide Fund for Nature Thailand (WWF Thailand) has joined forces with businesses to reduce plastic in nature, aiming to drive business transformation, behavioural change, and resource-efficient practices under WWF’s plastic reduction programme, Plastic ACTion (PACT).
The Invasive Threat: How Non-Native Species Endanger Thailand’s Waters
Thailand boasts some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. From the lush forests of the north to the mangroves of the south, this country is a sanctuary for a plethora of wildlife species. These natural systems have evolved over millennia,
3 Remarkable Benefits of Wild Elephant Conservation
Bangkok, 28 March 2024 – For generations, humans have lived alongside elephants and other wildlife, sometimes peacefully and at other times antagonistically. Acknowledging the importance of peaceful coexistence between humans and wild elephants,
Insights from Kuiburi: Managing Human-Elephant Conflict Through Collaboration
Bangkok, 21 March 2024 – Conflicts between wild elephants and humans have been an ongoing challenge for communities living in close proximity to these magnificent creatures. This conflict stems partially from human encroachment into elephant habitats, but also happens because elephants are very smart and have identified farms and plantations as good sources of food.
