Thailand Berita
Kebijakan & Keuangan
In Thailand, SLAPP laws are silencing environmental journalists and activists
The Kingdom’s laws are being misused to silence critics, suppressing vital reporting on human rights and the environment. Can reform protect free speech?
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Luang Prabang dam and hydropower pursuits along the Mekong: Should banks finance them as ‘clean energy’ projects?
Studio EB
A closer look at how these ‘energy transition’ deals are backed reveals gaps in the lending policies of banks in the Mekong subregion. A 1,460-MW dam, now under construction near the Luang Prabang UNESCO World Heritage Site, will see all its electricity sold to Thailand, but critics have pointed out that the nation is facing an oversupply of energy.
Some startups have had to trade clean energy on a smaller scale “behind-the-meter” without the support of government policies. A key barrier is Thailand's centralised energy system which is in need of a reform, say experts.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Thailand pressured to strengthen disclosure and taxonomy literacy as it plays catch-up on green finance
The Thailand Taxonomy, now under development, should be integrated into disclosure regulations and these reporting rules need to be made mandatory, say financiers and experts at the inaugural Unlocking capital for sustainability Thailand forum.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Theresa Mundita Lim steps down as head of Asean Centre for Biodiversity
Pangan & Agrikultur
From farmers to importers: how Filipino rice growing went wrong
Thailand Opini
Pangan & Agrikultur
At COP29, food banks can demonstrate how Southeast Asia protects the planet while feeding more people
Food loss is a significant economic cost, fuels climate change and adds to food insecurity. Food banking is a key solution to this problem that has greater potential to grow across Southeast Asia.
The playful and pudgy mammal lives the life of a superstar in a Thai zoo enclosure, but widespread deforestation and constant disturbance have made it difficult for her fellow pygmy hippos to survive in the wild.
How the region’s populations view decarbonisation as the energy transition occurs can inform stronger leadership and better policymaking at the elite level.
Sizeable coal power projects are costly and heavily reliant on foreign capital, but international investors are increasingly hesitant to finance coal projects.
Pangan & Agrikultur
La Niña: boon or bane for Southeast Asia’s food security?
Pangan & Agrikultur
Changing rainfall patterns in the Mekong pose new challenges
Thailand Video
Southeast Asian nations are racing to bring clean, affordable power to their people, but one country is outrunning them all. How can states make their renewable energy transition a success?
Pangan & Agrikultur
Out at sea but not out of touch: Can technology make seafood traceable?
Fishermen are often cut off from land for weeks out at sea. But a new technology enables them to be connected with loved ones, while boosting the traceability of their catch.
Pangan & Agrikultur
This man turned an opium field into a sustainable coffee farm in Thailand
Watch this charming video of how Thai farmer Somsak Sriphumthong got rid of a destructive opium field and helped curb deforestation and downstream flooding with his organic and sustainable coffee farm.
Bangunan Ramah
Thai homes score world’s first in storing sunshine
A Thai firm has built the country's first homes that runs on solar power for 24 hours a day, using a hybrid of solar PV panels and fuel cells.
Thailand Podcasts
Pangan & Agrikultur
Food crisis: how to build resilient supply chains in Asia
Studio EB
Dexter Huerto Jr of engineering firm Danfoss tells the Eco-Business Podcast how food supply chains have been affected by a pandemic and conflict, and how they can be fixed.
"We have a choice about the speed of sea-level rise." The Eco-Business Podcast talks to climate scientist Professor Ben Horton about how close the world is to reaching crucial climate tipping points, and what can be done to stop runaway climate change.
Laos has announced the construction of two new coal plants for this year, despite growing evidence that coal power comes with significant financial risk. What is holding back the country from tapping its rich clean energy resources instead?
Climate change is causing sea levels to rise at an alarming rate, and nowhere is more at risk than archipelagic Southeast Asia. Climate scientist Professor Benjamin Horton of the Earth Observatory of Singapore tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the risks of rising waters and what can be done to address the problem.
Thailand Rilis Pers
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN conference calls for renewed, bold efforts to make gender equality commitments a reality in Asia and the Pacific
Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber
Natural Rubber Supply Chain urges European Parliament not to amend essence of EUDR
Thailand Riset
Eco-Business, supported by Boehringer Ingelheim
Moving towards a rabies-free Southeast Asia
Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS)
Public-private partnerships for social good
Eco-Business, in partnership with AWS Institute and Intel
Southeast Asia's cloud story: Impact, inclusivity, and growth
