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Thai Parliament Unanimously Approves PRTR Draft Law, Advancing Environmental Transparency and Public Health Rights
The Thai Parliament unanimously approved in principle the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) draft law
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Toxic Pollution Knows No Borders: Greenpeace Thailand and EARTH Thailand Urge ASEAN Leaders to Adopt a Legally Binding Environmental Rights Framework
Ahead of the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN Peoples’ Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, taking place from 24–25 May 2025 under the theme “Inclusivity and Sustainability”, Greenpeace Thailand, Ecological Alert and Recovery - Thailand (EARTH), and regional civil society networks are calling on ASEAN leaders to collectively endorse a legally binding ASEAN Environmental Rights (AER) framework…
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Over 12,000 signatures urge PM Thavisin to make Thai PRTR Law a reality
Used as an environmental policy in other countries, the proposed Thai PRTR law can serve as a vital tool in disclosing public information and in seeking corporate accountability. The PRTR law promotes the community’s Right-to- Know.
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Thai Court rules on PRTR implementation to be carried out by Industry Ministry
Civil society will closely monitor measures set by the new government to address PM 2.5 issues as this threatens public health and well-being. We will call for a faster implementation, as health protection is the most urgent agenda.
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Air pollution responsible for 29,000 deaths across 31 Thai provinces in 2021— Greenpeace
In Bangkok, average PM2.5 concentrations exceeded the WHO’s annual mean Air Quality Guideline during every month of 2021 and were as high as nine times the WHO annual mean guideline during the worst polluted month of February, according to the Greenpeace report.
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The Burden of Air Pollution in Thailand 2021 Report
PM2.5 air pollution was behind approximately 29,000 deaths in Thailand in 2021, according to a Greenpeace Southeast Asia analysis of IQAir data.
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Thai CSOs and local groups file a lawsuit to demand government action against PM2.5 pollution
The lawsuit was pushed after the Environmental Law Foundation (EnLaw) and Greenpeace Thailand submitted a petition letter to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Industry on January, 17. The petition demanded that those two public departments implement the Action the Plan for Driving National Agenda on “Solving the Problem of…
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Maize, Land Use Change, and Transboundary Haze Pollution
Both the PM2.5 and transboundary haze pollution are directly related to the growth of monoculture agriculture in Thailand and in the neighboring countries. There is evidence that maize pricing varies with the number of fire hotspots. When there is a high demand for maize, there is also a higher number of hotspots.
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Greenpeace calls on Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha to tackle air pollution crisis
Activists present hourglass to convey urgent need for government response
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Art exhibit puts Thailand air pollution in spotlight
An art exhibit launched today by Greenpeace, is putting the invisible threats of Thailand’s air pollution in the spotlight.