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Taking Stock: An Update on Vietnam's Recent Economic Developments
A broad-based recovery in global economic activity has been taking hold since late 2016. Despite some moderation in economic activity in the first half of 2017, Vietnam’s...
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Analysis of Water Availability and Water Productivity in Irrigated Agriculture
During the past 20 years, Thailand witnessed droughts of varying intensity which put pressure on farming activities. Since the water scarcity problem has placed agricultural...
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Recent estimate of sea-level rise in the Gulf of Thailand
The annual local mean sea level (MSL) at 13 tide gauge stations bordering the Gulf of Thailand in Thai waters was used to investigate the apparent sea-level rise over the last...
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Thailand - Country Profile
Biodiversity Facts: Status and trends of biodiversity, including benefits from biodiversity and ecosystem services. The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The...
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Sustainable organic agriculture: Opportunity for Thai-rural farmer development
This paper analysed the opportunities of rural farmers in north Thailand and factors influencing their incomes. Between January 2012 and October 2012 the author interviewed 124...
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Simulating the impact of future land use and climate change on soil erosion and deposition in the Mae Nam Nan sub-catchment, Thailand
This paper evaluates the possible impacts of climate change and land use change and its combined effects on erosion and deposition in the Mae Nam Nan sub-catchment, Thailand....
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The hidden cost: human rights abuses in Thailand’s shrimp industry
Document human trafficking and other forms of labour exploitation, including child labor in the Thai shrimp industry. The authors discuss the role of migrant workers in the...
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Master Plan for Integrated Biodiversity Management
The Master Plan for Integrated Biodiversity Management B.E. 2558-2564 (2015-2021) is the principal biological diversity plan of Thailand, developed in compliance with Article 6...
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AQUASTAT - Thailand
AQUASTAT is FAO's global water information system, developed by the Land and Water Division. It is the most quoted source on global water statistics... ... We collect, analyze...
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The Sixth National Economic and Social Development Plan (1987-1991)
The principal goals of the Sixth Plan are to raise national development to a level that will enable the country to progress and prosper in the future and to solve the economic...
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Ecosystem Value Estimation
The Ecosystem Value Estimator aims for the provision of a first guide to understand how economic losses are likely to relate to expected gains. Understanding this proportion is...
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Thailand Environmental Quality Management Plan 2017-2021
This is a powerpoint prepared by the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) and delivered at the National Policy Dialogue on the Urban Nexus in...
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Thailand Board of Investment Guide On Environmental Regulations
This guide provides information about economic performance and environmental situation in Thailand. The natural environment is central to economic activity and growth, providing...
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Climate Change and its impact in Thailand: A short overview on actual and potential impacts of the changing climate in Southeast Asia
In 2011, Thailand was underwater: more than one million people were affected by severe flooding for several weeks as a result of persistent rainfall (World Bank, 2011). In...
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Ecological and socio-economic values of Mangrove ecosystems in tsunami affected areas: Rapid ecological-economic-livelihood assessment of Ban Naca and Ban Bangman in Ranong Province, Thailand
Framed after the devastation of the Indian Ocean Tsunami, the aim of this study is to explore the role that mangrove ecosystems play in providing and sustaining livelihoods...
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Mangrove Forest Conservation in Thailand
In Thailand, Mangrove forests along the country's coastlines totaled an area of approximately 367,900 hectares in 1961. Unfortunately, between 1975 and 1993, a large proportion...
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Low Carbon Green Growth Initiatives
The term Green Growth refers to sustainable economic and social dimensions within a supportive environment. The vision, mission, and objectives of the Eleventh National Economic...
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Thailand towards sustainable management of marine and coastal habits
Universal call upon concert actions regarding ocean-related sustainable development have been requested to be applied and implemented at all levels form local and national to...
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Access and Benefit Sharing
This book on Access and Benefit-Sharing has the objective to enhance better understanding of principles of access to genetic resources and fair and equitable sharing of their...
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Valuing Ecosystem Services in the Lower Mekong Basin: Country Report for Thailand
This report begins with a description of what ecosystem services are and how they can be categorized. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment is the most ubiquitous and...