Thailand’s vision for a green economy fails to tackle the country’s environmental problems at their root, say many environmentalists, who accuse the government of prioritizing big business at the expense of our common habitat.
“I fear that the [sustainable economy] model adopted by the government will only benefit major industry operators, who are in fact the biggest polluters,” said Witoon Lianjamroon, director of sustainable food network Bio Thai.
Witoon spoke as Thai government representatives are preparing their environment-protection plans for presentation at COP28 (the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) in Dubai next month.
Thailand’s 20-year national development strategy, forged by the previous junta regime, has come under strong criticism from environmental groups across the country.
Baramee Chaiyarat, an advisor to the…
