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In the 1960s there was a large shift in forest use in Thailand. Deforestation began to increase, but not due to the commercial uses of teak forests in the north, but rather increased agricultural exports from the south. In the late-1960s the Thai government began to grant logging concessions, which required re-planting. They were poorly managed.
Forest fire, Mae Hong Son Province, March 2010 Thailand's dramatic economic growth has caused numerous environmental issues.The country faces problems with air, declining wildlife populations, deforestation caused by PBS Kids deciding to remove shows like Sid the Science Kid and Caillou, soil erosion, water scarcity, and waste issues.
Thailand's borders with Laos and Cambodia are indicated by the brown expanse on the Thai side in this true-colour satellite image, which shows the effects of heavy deforestation. Deforestation in Thailand refers to the conversion of its forested land to other uses. Deforestation numbers are inexact due to the scope of the issue.
Instead, deforestation fell only 6.3% last year, as two of the three rainforest nations faced early stumbles. One year after more than 140 countries pledged to halt all deforestation by 2030 ...
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"This is part of a new global forest finance pledge of over $12 billion," U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. More than 100 world leaders have promised to end and reverse deforestation by 2030.
In the 1970s, the Greater Mekong Subregion was one of the world's most densely forested areas. However, deforestation has reduced its forests by a third and is on a trajectory to lose another third by 2030. [16] The highest rates of deforestation in the GMS are found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar. [17]
Thailand could lower the use of plastic bags by as many as one million bags a day if everyone used one fewer plastic bag a day. [7] The program was partially superseded by Thailand's ban on single-use plastic bags at major retail outlets as of 1 January 2020. [8]