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Thailand first introduced controls on forest exploitation in 1898 and, at the same time, developed the first teak plantations. By the mid 1990s commercial plantations covered over 800,000 ha, 55% of which were planted with teak. Eucalyptus was introduced in 1950, initially as a fast means of reforesting areas that had been over-exploited. In 1993, the government launched a project to encourage the private sector to grow eucalyptus for the expanding pulp industry. Annual demand for pulp is expected to reach 55million cubic metres by 2015.
However, despite management measures, Thailands forests had shrunk from 50% of the land cover in the 1960s to 25% by the end of the century. Recognising the severity of deforestation and forest degradation, the government introduced a complete ban on logging in 1989. Measures to project the remaining forests and promote plantations were introduced. Thailand has moved from being a net exporter to a net import of forest products.
Thailand has established a network of protected areas, covering over 20% of the national land area. Other conservation measures include strengthening forest laws and regulations relating to enforcement, and increased forest patrols. The government has also tried to limit shifting cultivation in upland areas and introduced forest fire controls.
A Community Forest Bill was passed by Parliament in late 2007 which supporters say provides for community participation in forest management. However, community representatives and lawyers believe that it reduces communities rights to resource management set out in the countrys new constitution and are challenging the provisions of the Bill.
Despite the logging ban and conservation measures, deforestation and degradation from encroachment and illegal logging continue to be serious problems. The ban also appears to be resulting in illegal cross-border activities with impacts on the forests of neighbouring countries. Both the Malaysian and Myanmar (Burmese) authorities have recently arrested Thai loggers. There have also been allegations of Thai officials being involved in illegal logging.
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Ecosystems in the Greater Mekong: Past trends, current status, possible futures
The Greater Mekong subregion in Southeast Asia risks losing more than a third of its remaining forest ... |
WWF-Greater Mekong |
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| 01/02/2012 |
Rosewood Robbery: The Case for Thailand to List Rosewood on CITES
EIA say that illegal and unsustainable rosewood logging is the major threat to Thailand’s limited ... |
EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency) |
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| 21/11/2011 |
Oil Palm Expansion in South East Asia: Trends and Implications for Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples
The exponential growth in the palm oil sector, which accounts for a third of the total global trade of ... |
Forest Peoples Programme and Sawit Watch (Marcus Colchester & Sophie Chao (Eds) with Jonas Dallinger, H.E.P Sokhannaro, Vo Thai Dan & Jo Villaneuva) |
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| 01/11/2011 |
Forest Tenure in Asia: Status and Trends
While Asia’s rapid growth has lifted millions out of poverty, persistent pockets still remain in ... |
The Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC) |
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| 01/07/2011 |
Timber Trade Flow Maps of China and the Mekong Region
This report gives an overview of the timber trade flows in Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, ... |
EFI (European Forest Institute) |
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| 01/07/2011 |
Thailand: Overview of Forest Law Enforcement,Governance and Trade
Thailand diverges from neighboring regional Mekong countries, with a decade or more experience of actively ... |
EFI/Forest Trends (Kevin Woods, Keith Barney & Kerstin Canby) |
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| 01/01/2008 |
Forest anti-corruption advocacy in Asia-Pacific: Transparency International Strategy 2008-2012
The TI Forest Anti-Corruption Advocacy Programme (TI FAAP) addresses corruption as a primary driver of illegal ... |
Transparency International |
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| 25/05/2006 |
Status of Tropical Forest Management 2005
Is forest management improving in the tropics? This report sets out to answer that question. It provides ... |
ITTO |
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| 01/03/2005 |
Approaches to Controlling Illegal Forest Activities: Considerations from Southeast Asia
This paper discusses illegal forest activities from the perspective of tropical timber producing Southeast ... |
Asia Forest Network (Akiko Inoguchi, Rowena Soriaga and Peter Walpole) |
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| 01/10/2004 |
ASEAN Strategic Plan of Action on Forestry for 2005 – 2010
This action plan was endorsed on October 2004 in Yangon. It discusses development of a common certification ... |
ASEAN |
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| 17/05/2013 |
Cambodia, Thailand to enhance cooperation in fighting cross border crimes
Cambodia and Thailand agreed Friday to enhance cooperation to fight against all forms of illegal cross-border ... |
Xinhua |
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| 15/05/2013 |
Phayung fight crosses border
The illegal logging of phayung, or Siamese rosewood, in Thailand's protected forests has become ... |
Bangkok Post |
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| 09/05/2013 |
China must ensure its rosewood demand is not destroyed a Thai World Heritage Sight
The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) today calls on China’s Redwood Committee ... |
EIA |
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| 06/05/2013 |
Thailand: WHC seeks explanation for rise in phayung logging
The World Heritage Committee (WHC) is demanding a response to reports of widespread illegal phayung logging ... |
Bangkok Post |
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| 02/05/2013 |
New forest loss figures highlight need for green growth in the Greater Mekong
The Greater Mekong subregion in Southeast Asia risks losing more than a third of its remaining forest ... |
WWF |
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| 12/03/2013 |
Thai rosewood gets international protection to curb China trade
Thai rosewood, which fetches exorbitant prices on the international market, was granted protection under ... |
Reuters (UK) |
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| 08/03/2013 |
China frets over Thai plan to regulate trade in phayung trees
China yesterday voiced concerns that the proposed listing of phayung trees in Appendix II of the Convention ... |
Bangkok Post |
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| 27/02/2013 |
Illegal logging stokes tension along border
Differences between Thailand and Cambodia over illegal logging of phayung (Siamese rosewood) emerged ... |
Bangkok Post |
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| 26/02/2013 |
Cross-border killings of Cambodian illegal loggers tripled in 2012
Phnom Penh - The Cambodian government called Tuesday for Thai authorities to use the courts and not guns ... |
The Nation |
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| 31/10/2012 |
Illegal Cambodian loggers arrested
Eight Cambodians who had illegally crossed into Si Sa Ket province to poach rosewood timber were arrested ... |
Bangkok Post |
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| 09/10/2012 |
Luxury wood trade to China revealed
Thousands of cubic meters of luxury wood is being shipped from Cambodia to China each year, according ... |
The Cambodia Daily |
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| 19/08/2012 |
Deforestation still a problem: PM
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra expressed concern yesterday that the problem of deforestation in upstream ... |
The Nation, Thailand |
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| 14/08/2012 |
Thai soldiers kill 38 Cambodian illegal loggers in 6 months: report
Phnom Penh - Thirty-eight Cambodian people had been shot dead by Thai armed forces during the first six ... |
MySinchew.com |
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| 09/07/2012 |
49 Thai loggers face prison in Burma
Burmese border authorities in Kawthaung released 31 Thai citizens on Friday, but continue to detain 49 ... |
The Irrawaddy, Burma |
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| 06/07/2012 |
80 Thais arrested by Burma for logging
At least 80 Thai citizens have been detained in prison in Kawthaung, southern Burma, after they were ... |
The Irrawaddy, Burma |
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| 05/05/2012 |
Cambodia 'must admit to logging'
The Foreign Ministry has urged the Cambodian government to admit its people are illegally felling rosewood ... |
Bangkok Post, Thailand |
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| 02/05/2012 |
Logging, corruption in Cambodia
The director of a well-known Cambodian environmental organization seeking to highlight government negligence ... |
The Diplomat, Asia-Pacific |
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| 23/04/2012 |
Thai soldiers kill Cambodian loggers again
One Cambodian was fatally shot, two were injured and more than 100 others fled Thailand under gunfire ... |
The Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia |
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| 10/04/2012 |
Thailand, Cambodia discuss illegal Siamese rosewood logging along borders
Bangkok - Thai and Cambodian officials met Tuesday to discuss the logging and trade in Siamese rosewood ... |
MCOT.net, Thailand |
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| 09/04/2012 |
Experts warn of massive deforestation in Thailand
Environmental activists and forestry experts have called on the Thai government to relocate people living ... |
Press TV, Iran |
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| 26/03/2012 |
UN food agency calls for measures to preserve natural teak forests
The United Nations food agency today called for implementing measures to preserve natural teak forests, ... |
UN News Centre |
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| 17/03/2012 |
Thai parawood faces EU curbs
Thailand's hevea-wood industry is trying to resolve export obstacles arising from the European Union's ... |
The Nation, Thailand |
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| 26/02/2012 |
Thai King blames 'greedy' civil servants for floods
Bangkok - Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej has expressed concern about deforestation and ... |
Today Online, Singapore |
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| 16/02/2012 |
NGO: Thailand must list rosewood under CITES
In order to save its remaining forests, Thailand must list rosewood under CITES (the Convention on International ... |
Mongabay.com |
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| 08/02/2012 |
Illegal rosewood worth B11m seized
Sixty-one illegally harvested rosewood logs, or payoong, worth more than 11 million baht were seized ... |
Bangkok Post, Thailand |
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| 29/01/2012 |
DSI claims illegal logging rampant
Cambodian gangs get 'virtual concessions' to fell phayung trees. Wildlife officials, including ... |
Bangkok Post, Thailand |
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| 20/12/2011 |
Deforestation, Mekong River's biggest threat
The biggest threat the Mekong River's ecological system faces is not the controversial dam-building ... |
China.org.cn |
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| 14/12/2011 |
Hun Sen puts onus on loggers
Nearly 30 Cambodians have been shot dead while illegally crossing the Thai border since 2008, with many ... |
The Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia |
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| 08/12/2011 |
ASEAN justices reach common vision on environment
Chief Justices and senior judiciary from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed ... |
IIFL |
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| 02/12/2011 |
Prawase says floods due to deforestation
The catastrophic flooding has shown the country is out of sync in its natural environment and national ... |
Bangkok Post, Thailand |
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| 21/11/2011 |
Palm oil need not harm environment or local communities, says new study
The exponential growth in the palm oil sector, which accounts for a third of the total global trade of ... |
Forest Peoples Programme |
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| 13/10/2011 |
As Thailand floods spread, experts blame officials, not rains
Bangkok - As some of Thailand’s worst flooding in half a century bears down on Bangkok — ... |
The New York Times |
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| 20/09/2011 |
Policemen accused of role in illegal tree felling
Eight police officers have been transferred and at least four others are likely to face arrest warrants ... |
Bangkok Post, Thailand |
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| 19/09/2011 |
Rosewood trees in crisis
Asia's last real expanse of the highly-prized payoong (rosewood) tree in Thailand's Northeast ... |
Bangkok Post, Thailand |
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| 24/08/2011 |
Asia’s forest rangers train to boost defenses against poaching and illegal logging
Forest rangers from across Asia began intensive counter poaching operations training today under a new ... |
PhuketIndex, Thailand |
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| 01/08/2011 |
Banker proposes 'forest bonds' to take care of natural assets
Innovative financial products could contribute significantly to the effort to promote reforestation and ... |
The Nation, Thailand |
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| 16/07/2011 |
Illegal Cambodian loggers add to tensions
The felling of Siamese wood by Cambodian loggers could erode the already fragile relationship between ... |
Bangkok Post, Thailand |
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| 09/05/2011 |
Cambodian log poachers, police clash
A group of Cambodian illegal loggers fired five rocket-propelled grenades at Thai border police in Si ... |
Bangkok Post, Thailand |
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| 04/04/2011 |
North, South on high alert: Residents brace for more landslides and storms
The National Disaster Warning Centre has warned people in the South to remain on high alert for more ... |
Bangkok Post, Thailand |
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| 02/02/2011 |
The world's 10 most threatened forest hotspots
As UN marks 2011 the International Year of Forests, Conservation International highlights forest ecosystems ... |
Conservation International |
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| 15/01/2011 |
Forest efforts under threat
The government's flagship policy on community land deeds could jeopardise conservation efforts that ... |
Bangkok Post, Thailand |
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| 10/01/2011 |
Sharing power - the end of 'fortress' conservation?
Will conservation organisations finally take practical action to implement agreed commitments that recognise ... |
Forest Peoples Programme |
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| 09/01/2011 |
DSI uncovers timber scam tied to Burma
The Department of Special Investigation [Thailand] has impounded 75 million baht worth of smuggled timber ... |
Bangkok Post, Thailand |
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| 20/12/2010 |
Six injured in illegal border crossing
Six Cambodians were injured when Thai border troops fired on them for allegedly logging valuable hardwood ... |
The Phnom Penh Post |
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| 30/08/2010 |
Officials can't see the wood ... or the trees
Logging of endangered trees and encroachment is still rampant. ... |
Bangkok Post |
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| 25/02/2010 |
Cambodia to appeal on behalf of loggers
Cambodian authorities plan to file an appeal on behalf of six Oddar Meanchey villagers convicted of illegal ... |
The Phnom Penh Post |
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| 22/02/2010 |
Govt to protest Thai court
Cambodian officials say they will file a complaint with Thailand’s Surin provincial court after ... |
The Phnom Penh Post |
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| 26/01/2010 |
Malaysian timber products to use 'green lane' to EU
Malaysia's timber products will use the "green lane" to the European market next year, ... |
Business Times, Malaysia |
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| 25/01/2010 |
Thai PM: Thai-Cambodian border clash will not intensify conflict
Bangkok - Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Monday reaffirmed that fighting between ... |
MCOT.net |
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| 21/01/2010 |
Phuket's timeless beauty stolen by timber thieves
About 3000 rai of forest trees have been illegally harvested on a Thalang hilltop. Only 1500 rai of good, ... |
Phuket Wan, Thailand |
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| 15/01/2010 |
NGOs urge boosting border employment to deter illegal logging
Nongovernmental organisations on Thursday called on the government to increase employment opportunities ... |
The Phnom Penh Post |
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| 14/01/2010 |
Foreign minister says Thais breach international law
The continued shootings of Cambodian loggers, allegedly at the hands of Thai soldiers, constitute a breach ... |
The Phnom Penh Post |
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| 22/12/2009 |
Thais reportedly shoot logger, 55, near border
A 55-year-old Cambodian man was shot to death by Thai soldiers while on an illegal logging expedition ... |
The Phnom Penh Post |
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| 05/11/2009 |
Suspected logger shot by soldiers in Thailand
A 22-year-old Cambodian man accused of illegal logging in Thailand’s Sisaket province was shot ... |
The Phnom Penh Post |
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| 28/10/2009 |
Thai court tries Cambodian loggers
Twelve Cambodian men appeared in a Thai court Monday on charges of illegal logging, said Leu Chandara, ... |
The Phnom Penh Post |
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| 08/10/2009 |
Gov’t set to appeal loggers’ conviction
The government is to launch an appeal on behalf of 16 Cambodians convicted of illegal logging by a Thai ... |
The Phnom Penh Post |
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| 23/09/2009 |
Forest conservation: who has the right idea?
The Thai government’s recent U-turn on its decision to remove monks in temples in environmentally-protected ... |
Sideways News |
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| 14/09/2009 |
Thai soldiers accused of burning alive teenage logger
Phnom Penh - A senior provincial official in Cambodia accused Thai soldiers of shooting a teenager engaged ... |
Sun2Surf, Malaysia |
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| 08/09/2009 |
Forest protection measures must cover whole region
At first glance, Vietnam appears to be one of the few success stories when it comes to preventing destruction ... |
Environmental Research Web |
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| 24/08/2009 |
Forest loses precious wood
Chachoengsao - Villagers in Sanam Chai Khet district say wildlife and forestry officers are colluding ... |
Bangkok Post |
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| 20/08/2009 |
Cambodians accused of illegal Thai logging
Eleven Cambodian men were arrested in Thailand on Monday for illegal logging, and nine more are missing ... |
The Phnom Penh Post |
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| 30/07/2009 |
Logging destroys 18 rai of Phuket forest
Phuket - Illegal loggers got away with clearing a huge swathe of pristine national park forest on Kamala ... |
Phuket Gazette, Thailand |
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| 12/07/2009 |
Common ground deep in the woods
If you are out wandering through the heavily forested terrain of the Eastern Thungyai Naresaun Wildlife ... |
Bangkok Post |
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| 12/05/2009 |
Log trader wanted for bid to kill senate panel member
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The Nation, Thailand |
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| 28/04/2009 |
South-east Asia faces climate change disaster
Southeast Asia will be hit particularly hard by climate change, causing the regions agriculture-dependent ... |
The Malaysian Insider |
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| 09/04/2009 |
Shrinking forests: the many costs
In early December 2004, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered the military and police ... |
Prism Webcast News |
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| 16/02/2009 |
Sagai tribe evicted from forest
Phatthalung, Thailand - Around 30 Sagai nomadic people have been expelled from their ancestral forest ... |
Bangkok Post (Thailand) |
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| 23/12/2008 |
Corrupt officials earning 100 million baht a month from illegal trade in Three Pagodas Pass, says HURFOM
Corrupt regime officials and allied armed groups are earning at least 100 million baht per month taxing ... |
Independent Mon News Agency (USA) |
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| 03/02/2008 |
Flaws in the Forestry Bill
Thailand - At least two provisions in the approved law are seen to deprive many communities of the right ... |
Bangkok Post (Thailand) |
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| 29/01/2008 |
Crackdown on Thai loggers
Thailand - Burmese soldiers are set to arrest Thai loggers reported to be illegally taking timber in ... |
The Bangkok Post (Thailand) |
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| 20/11/2007 |
Cites will be asked to ban trading in rosewood
Thailand - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is looking for ways to convince members ... |
Bangkok Post (Thailand) |
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| 07/10/2007 |
1,000 illegal rosewood logs seized in warehouse raid
Thailand - Police raided a warehouse in Pathum Thani's Lam Luk Ka district yesterday, seizing more ... |
Bangkok Post (Thailand) |
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| 05/08/2007 |
Bid to smuggle RM500,000 timber into Thailand foiled
State Forestry Department officers foiled an attempt to smuggle 1,300 pieces of illegally-logged timber ... |
New Straits Times (Malaysia) |
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| 02/09/2006 |
Forestry chief transferred after warehouse raid
Thailand - Forestry Department chief Chatchai Ratanophat was yesterday ordered transferred by caretaker ... |
Bangkok Post (Thailand) |
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| 06/08/2006 |
New areas of illegal forest clearing found
Surat Thani, Thailand - More illegal forest clearing was discovered on Koh Samui during an aerial inspection ... |
Bangkok Post (Thailand) |
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| 04/08/2006 |
Myanmar to export timber to Thailand
Myanmar's junta leaders asked Thailand to sign a government-to-government deal to import Myanmar ... |
The Bangkok Post (Thailand) |
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| 04/08/2006 |
Concerns raised after Burma agrees to resume timber trade
Burma has agreed in principle to resume timber trading with Thailand, a move that has triggered concerns ... |
Bangkok Post (Thailand) |
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| 26/07/2006 |
Burmese teak imports anger conservationists
Thailand - The decision to allow the import of teak logs from Burma through Chiang Rai has brought cries ... |
The Bangkok Post (Thailand) |
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| 08/07/2006 |
Weapon training provided to prevent illegal logging
Caretaker Natural Resource and Environment Minister Yongyuth Tiyapairat admits that the ministry has ... |
ThaisNews (Thailand) |
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| 22/06/2006 |
Burma said to restrict border trading with Thailand
Thailand - Border trading between Burma and Thailand has dropped dramatically in the past month because ... |
Irrawaddy (Thailand) |
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| 05/06/2006 |
Burma-Thailand Timber Trade Curbed
Just two weeks after it was revealed that China had quietly halted multimillion dollar timber imports ... |
The Irawaddy (Thailand) |
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| 28/05/2006 |
Thai PM blames illegal logging for flood deaths
The Thai Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra (pictured right), yesterday blamed illegal logging for worsening ... |
The Independent (UK) |
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| 27/05/2006 |
Thaksin to inspect alleged massive logging in Phrae
Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Saturday that he would fly to Phrae's Denchai district ... |
The Nation (Thailand) |
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| 25/05/2006 |
Southeast Asia plans wildlife crime-busting units
BANGKOK, May 25 (Reuters) - Special wildlife crime-busting units will form the core of Southeast Asia's ... |
Reuters (UK) |
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| 13/04/2006 |
Asia pacific loses six million hectares of forest
The Asia Pacific region lost more than six million hectares of natural forests, mainly converted to agricultural ... |
Pertubuhan Berita Nasional (Malaysia) |
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| 12/11/2005 |
Ex-deputy forestry chief gets five years
Thailand - Former deputy forestry chief Prawat Thanadkha and a timber trader were sentenced to five years ... |
Bangkok Post (Thailand) |
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| 15/09/2005 |
Regional forum on combating environmental crime formed
Thailand - Experts from a range of international agencies, meeting in Bangkok, have agreed to set up ... |
World Wire |
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| 22/08/2005 |
Advisers urge teak imports be approved
The advisory team of the natural resources and environment minister is seeking permission for Polpana ... |
Bangkok Post (Thailand) |
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| 21/06/2005 |
SID asked to probe monk's death
A monk who had vociferously been protesting against illegal logging was gunned down on Saturday in Fang ... |
The Nation (Thailand) |
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| 15/06/2005 |
Fifteen Wood Cutters Shot Dead By Soldiers
In a cold blooded massacre, Burmese patrolling soldiers shot dead 15 wood cutters in two southern Burma ... |
Mizzima News (Thailand) |
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| 07/05/2005 |
New effort to tackle encroachers
Thailand - The armed forces, police and the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry have launched ... |
Bangkok Post (Thailand) |
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| 09/04/2005 |
3 illegal logging sites found
Thailand - Forestry officials discovered three illegal logging sites on Koh Chang island yesterday. A ... |
Bangkok Post (Thailand) |
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| 12/03/2005 |
Villagers vow to wash hands of illegal logging in ceremony
Phrae, Thailand - About 1,000 residents of 15 villages here have vowed to wash their hands of illegal ... |
Bangkok Post (Thailand) |
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| 19/01/2005 |
TAO chief accused of illegal logging
Thailand - A Mahachon party poll candidate has alleged a tambon administration organisation (TAO) chief ... |
Bangkok Post (Thailand) |
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| 25/10/2004 |
Salween forest to be closed after illegal cut logs moved out
In future, no one will be allowed to enter the Salween forest area, the Mae Hong Son governor told TNA. ... |
MCOT News (Thailand) |
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| 21/08/2004 |
Lampang police chief told to pull up socks
Thailand - Lampang police chief told to speed up his investigation into the murder of a conservationist ... |
The Nation |
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| 19/08/2004 |
Thai activists demand protection after murder of conservationist
Thai activists demanded increased government protection Thursday after a forest conservationist became ... |
Terra Daily |
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| 23/06/2004 |
Thailand: Government must protect human rights defenders
Amnesty International remains concerned by the lack of a proper investigation into the recent deaths ... |
Amnesty International |
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| 22/05/2004 |
Flash floods kill at least four people in northern Thailand
At least four people were killed and thousands were affected by severe flash flooding in northern Thailand, ... |
Terra Daily |
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| 05/12/2003 |
FIO faces major overhaul
Thailand - Prime Minister Thaskin Shinawatra has vowed to revamp the Forest Industry Organisation after ... |
The Bangkok Post |
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| 03/12/2003 |
Thai PM disputes company's log claims
Thailand - Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he does not believe all the teak logs dumped in Chiang ... |
The Bangkok Post |
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| 04/06/2003 |
Democrat seeks inquiry into destruction of forest reserve
MP Alongkorn Polabutr has called on the government of Thailand to carry out an inquiry into the "large-scale ... |
BangkokPost.com |
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| 28/01/2011 | China and the Mekong: timber trade and governance snapshot | Kerstin Canby, Forest Trends |
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| 18/06/2008 | Borderlines: Timber smuggling in the Mekong Region | EIA (Julian Newman) |
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