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Occupational health and safety for agricultural workers in Thailand: gaps and recommendations, with a focus on pesticide use
Over 16.7 million workers in Thailand (42 percent of the working population) are engaged in agriculture, disproportionately from the lower socioeconomic strata of Thai society. ...
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Thailand's fishing industry 'puts children at risk', report says
Children in Thailand's seafood processing industry are more exposed to workplace hazards and twice as likely to sustain injuries, a report has said. More children in the seafoo...
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China Drives Water Cooperation with Mekong Countries
China agrees to engage more closely with its Southeast Asian neighbours over controversial hydropower projects and water resources
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Sustainable Development Goal 6
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
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Government's Water Management Plan and Measures to Help Drought-Stricken Farmers
News update by the Thai Government's Public Relations Department
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Thailand 4.0, What Do You Need To Know?
The Thai government is working hard to promote "Thailand 4.0", a new economic model aimed at pushing Thailand up in the high-income range. Thailand 4.0 endeavors to transform th...
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Hazardous Substances Act and Regulations Issued under the Hazardous Substances Act
Information about Hazardous Substances Act and Regulations Issued under the Hazardous Substances Act.
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Junta’s attempt to ‘return forest’ hurts the poor
This is an article about reclaiming land by the Royal Forest Department officials from the farmers in Mae Ngao National Park in the northern province of Mae Hong Son.
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Marine Knowledge Hub
Marine Knowledge Hub was developed under the Knowledge Management of National Marine Interest Project funded by Thailand Research Fund. The main objective is to establish a netw...
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Illegal Logging Portal Thailand
The Illegal Logging Portal, hosted and maintained by Chatham House, provides information on illegal logging and the trade in illegal timber. It provides an overview of some of t...
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SmartWood’s certification of the Forest Industry Organisation - FIO’s history
Thailand’s Forest Industry Organisation was established in January 1947 as a state-owned forestry enterprise. Operating under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, FIO w...
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Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network (GFFFN)
The UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) carries out its forest financing activities through the Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network (GFFFN). In 2015, the Economic and Social Cou...
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Forest monitoring designed for action
Discover the world’s forests through data Explore over 100 global and local data sets to learn about conservation, land use, forest communities, and much more. This page intr...
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Use Hansen high-res forest cover maps wisely, experts say
At a glance: New paper by Hansen et al., can visualize changes in forest cover at 30m resolution Can help country experts or researchers to better assess forest cover and...
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Even as more new species are found, Southeast Asia is in the grip of a biodiversity crisis
Rich in wildlife, Southeast Asia includes at least six of the world’s 25 “biodiversity hotspots” – the areas of the world that contain an exceptional concentration of species, a...
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Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development
A brief description of Millennium Development Goal 8
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Goal 9: Build Resilient Infrastructure, Promote Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialization and Foster Innovation
Sustainable Development Goal 9 addresses three important aspects of sustainable development: infrastructure, industrialization and innovation. Infrastructure provides the basic ...
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A Global Perspective on SDG 9
2017 HLFP Thematic Review of SDG 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation. This background note has been deve...
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Laos - Access to electricity
Breakdown along demographic lines, such as rural-urban, of the sections of the population that have access to electricity.
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Hydropower in Lao PDR
A government-provided overview of the major sources of hydropower in Laos.