Provinces Set Goals to Mitigate Haze Crisis

[webfact]

 

by Paul Rujopakarn
    
BANGKOK (NNT) - Chiang Mai Province has announced its latest efforts to curb haze this year, with the goal of slashing emissions from forest fires. The province recently held a task force meeting on mitigating forest fires and smog, attended by provincial officials, private firms, experts and representatives from local communities.

 

The province aims to reduce forest fire hotspots by 20%, effectively setting a cap of 9,833 hotspots covering up to 718,000 rai of forest land.

 

Officials are also urging private firms and communities to clean their roads and limit emissions from vehicles, construction projects and factories.

 

Additionally, Chiang Mai authorities have been in talks with provincial administrations in neighboring countries to collectively address this issue.

 

The Samut Sakhon Provincial Administrative Organization has meanwhile joined hands with the provincial natural resources and environment office to organize a tree-growing campaign.

 

Seedlings for some 500 trees, along with organic fertilizers, have been distributed to participating agencies and organizations, as the campaign aims to expand green spaces and achieve a low-carbon society.

 

Trees planted as part of this campaign will be monitored to gauge the amount of greenhouse gasses captured as part of the program.

 

The campaign will also ensure the preservation of 709 silver trumpet trees planted along a 6-kilometer section of Ekkachai Road.

 

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221125104346090

 

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[HaoleBoy]

No goals pertaining to rice farmers burning their waste, why?

Doesn't CP own quite a bit of the rice lands in and around CM?  If so what are they doing about the rice waste burning.

 

There is a machine in India that can take the rice waste and turn it into biodegradable food containers.  The farmers would get paid to bring their rice waste to a specific location (thus earning more money).

 

Problem is the machine is very expensive, but something the Gov could invest in to help solve a large portion of the pollution crises around CM.

[puck2]

The cheapest and best solution would be ..... RAIN !

This year there was no smoke /have been no fires in our valley of the Mae Hong Son Province. The nature solved the problem - rain already starting in the first months of this year.

But praying for rain has the same result as Thai bureaucrazy or police acting against it. None at all.

 

In reality it's condonable a little bit in our province. Many fires start in very remote areas with no streets to those fires. And Mae Hong Son is the lowest populated Province of Thailand with a lot of valleys and wonderful mountains. If the saison is dry - as in so many years ago - it's easy for the fire to spread.

 

Edited November 25, 2022 by puck2

[Joseph98765]

2 hours ago, HaoleBoy said:

Problem is the machine is very expensive, but something the Gov could invest in to help solve a large portion of the pollution crises around CM.

Less F35 Jets and Submarines...would help

[Marsupienemi]

2 hours ago, Joseph98765 said:

Less F35 Jets and Submarines...would help

Yup, they have already been invaded by the Russians! ????????

[PETERTHEEATER]

Too late. My canary is lying on the floor os its cage.

[hotchilli]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

Chiang Mai Province has announced its latest efforts to curb haze this year, with the goal of slashing emissions from forest fires. The province recently held a task force meeting on mitigating forest fires and smog, attended by provincial officials, private firms, experts and representatives from local communities.

Jail the culprits.. easy.

[farmerjo]

22 hours ago, HaoleBoy said:

No goals pertaining to rice farmers burning their waste, why?

In our area Khon Kaen there is a 300 baht/rai incentive given to rice farmers who don't burn the stubble.

That nearly covers the price to plough it back in.

The downside as far as i'm aware is this has only been offered to farmers with chanote land,not Sor Por Kor land holders which is probably most of the land used for rice around here. 

[mikebell]

23 hours ago, webfact said:

The province recently held a task force meeting on mitigating forest fires and smog, attended by provincial officials, private firms, experts and representatives from local communities.

Were the police not invited?  If they banged up 5 farmers a day for firing the rice stubble the goals would be met in a week.