Construction of all sea wall and breakwater projects will be required an environmental impact assessment (EIA) under a new ministerial edict from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, which came into effect following its publication in the Royal Gazette today (Thursday).

 

The edict will not, however, be applied retroactively to projects for which budgets have already been allocated for implementation.

 

Sasin Chalermlarp, chairman of the Seub Nakhasathien Foundation, a leading environment protection organisation, welcomed the edict, but expressed concern that the EIA may turn out to be a tool with which to whitewash several projects which may threaten the environment.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/sea-wall-projects-in-thailand-will-now-require-eia-study-under-a-new-edict/

 

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13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Sasin Chalermlarp, chairman of the Seub Nakhasathien Foundation, a leading environment protection organisation, welcomed the edict, but expressed concern that the EIA may turn out to be a tool with which to whitewash several projects which may threaten the environment.

If they severely threaten the environment then the EIA should look deeper into the impact and verify their potential protection.