Illegal land clearing in Phra Thong Island mangrove forest suspended

[webfact]

Source: Punnawis Onrthammarats

 

Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources has ordered an immediate halt to the clearing of mangrove forest on the island, in the southern province of Phang-nga, after it was discovered that the clearing operations had not been legally approved and encroaching on a forest reserve.

 

Forest clearing was recently raised by a student of the Faculty of Science at Thailand’s Prince of Songkhla University who, accompanied by a lecturer, conducted a survey of the mangrove forest to study plant species between April 4th and 10th.

 

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On return from his field trip to Phra Thong Island, the student, Punnawis Onrthammarat, posted on Facebook that he was shocked by how many paper bark trees (Melaleuca leucadendra) had been dug up by a backhoe.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/illegal-land-clearing-in-phra-thong-island-mangrove-forest-suspended/

 

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[ChrisY1]

Permission??? Do you know who I am?.....the common problem with lowly government people is that they're scared of influentials...

Rich pricks so often do as they please here....

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

On return from his field trip to Phra Thong Island, the student, Punnawis Onrthammarat, posted on Facebook that he was shocked by how many paper bark trees (Melaleuca leucadendra) had been dug up by a backhoe.

Thailand in the forefront of destroying the very thing that makes Thailand special.

To be substituted with concrete no doubt.

Same as CP destroying acres of mangrove  forests to build more shrimp ponds, that after being filled with chemicals are discharged into the local water courses.

[nahkit]

12 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

Permission??? Do you know who I am?.....the common problem with lowly government people is that they're scared of influentials...

Rich pricks so often do as they please here....

According to the article, its the Royal Irrigation Department that are carrying out the work, rather than an individual.