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PHNOM TAMAO, CAMBODIA ― Sand filled and spilled from Sot Phally’s sandals as the chief monk carried an alms bowl from his pagoda through what was once the Phnom Tamao Forest. “I used to walk under the shade of the trees. [1]

Nearly five hectares (about 30 rai) of a peat swamp forest in Tha Luang district of Lop Buri — home to the White Champaca (Magnolia × alba), also known as the White Jade Orchid — have been destroyed by a fire which raged for about a week before it wa... [2]

Since 1994 Chiang Mai University’s Forest Restoration Unit (FORRU) has been developing techniques to restore tropical forests to degraded areas in northern Thailand. [3]

Developers clear protected Phnom Tamao Forest before reversing course after outcry prompts prime minister’s online order. [4]

The report was produced with support from the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network (RIN) and Internews’ Earth Journalism Network as part of the “Ground Truths” collaborative reporting project on soils. [5]

YANGON — U Ohn, a devoted environmentalist, died on Wednesday of natural causes at the age of 91 at his residence in Yangon’s Mayangone Township, according to his family members. [6]

KUALA LUMPUR—The best way to keep climate change in check is by replanting trees on destroyed forest areas the size of the United States, scientists said on Thursday, as doing so would capture two-thirds of man-made planet-warming emissions. [7]

Thousands of scientists warn climate tipping points ‘imminent’ Researchers say ‘overexploitation of the Earth’ has seen many of its ‘vital signs’ deteriorate to record levels. [8]

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[1] TH mekongeye.com · 2023-03-27 · 85% match

Hun Sen’s reforesting plan falls far short of the mark

PHNOM TAMAO, CAMBODIA ― Sand filled and spilled from Sot Phally’s sandals as the chief monk carried an alms bowl from his pagoda through what was once the Phnom Tamao Forest. “I used to walk under the shade of the trees.

[2] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2026-03-15 · 38% match

Honey collectors blamed for Lop Buri peat swamp fire

Nearly five hectares (about 30 rai) of a peat swamp forest in Tha Luang district of Lop Buri — home to the White Champaca (Magnolia × alba), also known as the White Jade Orchid — have been destroyed by a fire which raged for about a week before it wa

[3] TH chiangmaicitylife.com · 2018-07-02 · 75% match

Citylife Going Carbon Neutral with FORRU

Since 1994 Chiang Mai University’s Forest Restoration Unit (FORRU) has been developing techniques to restore tropical forests to degraded areas in northern Thailand.

[4] TH mekongeye.com · 2022-08-29 · 75% match

Backlash pushes Hun Sen to intervene with forest development

Developers clear protected Phnom Tamao Forest before reversing course after outcry prompts prime minister’s online order.

[5] TH mekongeye.com · 2024-12-16 · 75% match

Fruits of spoil: Laos’ forests disappearing as fruit farms flourish

The report was produced with support from the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network (RIN) and Internews’ Earth Journalism Network as part of the “Ground Truths” collaborative reporting project on soils.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-07-12 · 75% match

Noted Myanmar Environmentalist Dies

YANGON — U Ohn, a devoted environmentalist, died on Wednesday of natural causes at the age of 91 at his residence in Yangon’s Mayangone Township, according to his family members.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-07-05 · 75% match

Scientists Urge Climate Protesters to Save Planet by Planting Trees

KUALA LUMPUR—The best way to keep climate change in check is by replanting trees on destroyed forest areas the size of the United States, scientists said on Thursday, as doing so would capture two-thirds of man-made planet-warming emissions.

[8] MM www.aljazeera.com · 2021-07-28 · 75% match

Thousands of scientists warn climate tipping points ‘imminent’

Thousands of scientists warn climate tipping points ‘imminent’ Researchers say ‘overexploitation of the Earth’ has seen many of its ‘vital signs’ deteriorate to record levels.

[9] TH mekongeye.com · 2022-09-19 · 75% match

Vietnam loses sacred cranes after habitat change

A vulnerable bird that usually migrated to the wetlands of the Mekong Delta has become a rare visitor to the area DONG THAP, VIETNAM – Twenty years ago, Nguyen Van Liet took scientists to the wetlands near his hometown of Tram Chim on Vietnam’s Mekon

[10] FI www.helsinkitimes.fi · 2025-05-04 · 39% match

Metsä Group to open new lab for veneer wood product development

Metsä Group will build a new research and development laboratory in Äänekoski to advance its veneer-based wood products. The facility, located next to the company’s upcoming Kerto LVL mill, is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.

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