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The Eastern Special Development Zone Act is finally approved and regarded as an official launch of EEC Project.

PM Prayut Chan-o-cha firmly commits to developing the Eastern Economic Corridor on a long-term and sustainable basis and would warmly welcome participation by the private sector...

This article emphasises on the importance of the urban planning for infrastructure and public utilities development for people living in the quality environment. Urban planning ...

This report addresses the historical developments of special economic zones (SEZs) in a various forms and categories. It is examined that SEZ is one of the five economic zones a...

This article discusses the evolution and implementation of the plan. Especially with the preparation of a project or various resolutions officially, as well as guiding and resol...

Press releases: Thailand should immediately end the use of Article 44 of the Interim Constitution which gives the Head of the military junta sweeping, unchecked powers contrary ...

The Global Climate Risk Index analyses to what extent countries have been affected by the impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heat waves etc.). Updated an...

One way that offers hope for achieving a sustainable balance in living is the approach being applied in Thailand that is based on the "sufficiency economy philosophy" of His Maj...

The booklet provides the brief background, objectives and strategies of Thailand’s Special Economic Zones (SEZ), and plans of 10 provinces along its border areas. It also offers...

Forests and forestry make an important contribution across nearly every aspect of sustainable development. We’ve compiled a set of examples from evidence on the role of forests

A team of eight experts has conducted an independent evaluation of eleven years (2004-2014) of implementation of the EU Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trad...

Countries around the world are acting to combat illegal logging and foster good forest governance. In this section of FLEGT.org you will find information about the approaches th...

Laura Hood summarises the latest data on the world's biodiversity, with facts and figures on its value and efforts to conserve it. This feature contains the latest data on th...

A series of slides from the UN-REDD program describing the REDD+ Readiness process

While REDD+ has increasingly been accepted in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations and regional and voluntary markets for carbon offsets, ...

Estimates of REDD+ costs have long been criticized for excluding transaction and implementation costs and undervaluing informal market activities such as subsistence farming. ...

For many people, REDD+ is about projects that save forests. In reality, however, REDD+ has never been about protecting forests and also no longer really is about projects but ab...

As a result of the regime on ‘Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation and enhancing forest carbon stocks’ (REDD+) adopted by the UN Framework Convention on ...

In August 2012, the Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank published a review of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF). The review revealed some serious problems...

This is a powerpoint presentation outlining the REDD+ Readiness activities organised by the UN-REDD program.