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This report shows that Thailand has met several MDGs targets, i.e. poverty and hunger, universal primary education, gender equality, fight against HIV/AIDS, access to clean...

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...

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...

Biodiversity Facts: Status and trends of biodiversity, including benefits from biodiversity and ecosystem services. The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This guide provides information about economic performance and environmental situation in Thailand. The natural environment is central to economic activity and growth, providing...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...