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News Stories
Stories from 1997
Assembly of the Poor: People Power. Organisers say a mass gathering is the only way for the poor to get the government to listen to their concerns. (Bangkok Post, Feb. 6 1997; Outlook Section)
Fishers Join Forum of the Poor Small-scale fishermen from the South have joined the Forum of the Poor to push for inclusion of a sustainable fishery and aquaculture policy within the framework of the 1997-2001 agricultural action plan. (Bangkok Post, Main Section, page 3, Feb. 15 1997)
The River of Life . Determined to prevent the Trang River in the South from becoming as polluted as Bangkok's Chao Phraya River, the people of Trang have joined forces to preserve the life line that has sustained them for generations. (From the Bangkok Post, March 6 1997, Outlook Section)
Protecting the Forests . More than 17,000 trees are felled daily to feed Bangkok's voracious appetite for paper. Today, we look at two ways that each of us can help keep natural forests alive: by helping villagers conserve their community forests, and by joining a paper recycling programme. (From the Bangkok Post, Jan. 14 1997, Outlook Section)
Farmers of the Future Tucked away in the remote mountainous province of Nan, local villagers have banded together to turn the tide on the environmental degradation that was threatening their lifestyle and livelihood.(From the Bangkok Post, June 18 1996, Outlook Section)
VIllagers Fear Songkhla Lake PlanThe government's development plan for the South's greatest natural swamp, the Songkhla Lake, would destroy its ecosystem rather than enhance its environmental status, say local villagers. (From the Nation, Jan 6 1997)
Yingphan Hoping To Sign CBD TreatySCIENCE Technology and Environment Minister Yingphan Manasikarn said yesterday he will forward the UN Convention on Biodiversity to the Cabinet on Tuesday, adding that the longer the government takes to ratify the agreement, the greater the damage on the country's natural resources. The Nation, May 30 1997.
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