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Bangkok Post – Parks dept to get tough with forest intruders

With forest fires raging in several northern provinces, resulting in the accumulation of PM2.5 in the atmosphere, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation yesterday warned that legal action will be taken against those who illegally enter forested areas to set them ablaze.

Department chief Athapol Charoenshunsa said the department recently issued a ban prohibiting anyone from entering 11 conservation forest zones and 10 national reserved forest areas in northern provinces. He said the department was very concerned that people entering forested areas could start forest fires or are poaching.

He said Natural Resources and Environment Minister Phatcharavat Wongsuwan, who is…

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