A water expert is confident Thailand can fend off the severe consequences of climate change by planting more forests on vacant lands.
Royon Jitdon, adviser to the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation’s Hydro-Informatics Institute, said there is solid evidence that forest plantations can help mitigate the impacts of climate change, especially via drought reduction in agricultural zones.
Thailand has over 102 million rai of forest zones, covering approximately 31% of the country’s land area, he said.
The government plans to increase the number of green areas to 45% within 20 years, according to the national reform policy. Green areas include protected forest zones, economic forests and…
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