Still no Environmental Forum.

[Loeilad]

Thailand is undergoing massive changes - Tourism, industry and extension of cities....wildlife trafficking, flooding drought etc are all major issues that the country is facing yet there is still no forum to discuss these issues that actually affect the very circumstances in which we live  in Thailand.

 

Wildlife trafficking

De-forestation

Dam building

Road development through the last remaining virgin forests

163 new species identified along the Mekong

Proposed Railways and their ramifications on locals and the countryside.

walkways along the Chaopraya in Bkk

the Tiger Temple scandal

Irrigation - micro and Macro

Island eco-systems

Trash/garbage Dumps

Water supplies on islands

Animal cruelty/rescue

the state of National Parks

Sea pollution

the Pollution caused around industrial estates.

Coal-fired power plants - e.g the one in Krabi

Steel plants in Prachuap kiri Khan and along the gulf coast

Deep-water ports and their infrastructure.

 

 

are these really suitable topics for the "pets" forums as suggested by Thaivisa?

 

 

 

 

 

[Loeilad]

Here's yet another thread for an environment forum.

 

 

welcome to paradise - sorry about the Rubbish

 

[Crossy]

Ok, we usually ask those who are suggesting a new forum to start a poll in General to gauge forum sentiment. There's nothing worse than a sub-forum that gets no traffic, topics that could have worked in General simply die.

 

Something along the lines of "Would a Conservation and Environment sub forum be a valuable addition to Thaivisa?" (you choose the words but don't make it too limited). Options of Yes, No and Don't Care, inviting comments in the thread or course.

 

Also anything "environmental" or "green" has a nasty habit of attracting the nutjobs who will do anything to derail topics making them a nightmare to moderate.

 

By all means start a poll, it may even show that such a forum is needed.

 

No warranty implied or inferred that The Management will run with it of course.