Bangkok (NNT/VNA) - Thailand is preparing to create a database onbiodiversity for effective natural resources management and income generation.
The Thai Office of Natural Resources andEnvironmental Policy and Planning held a recent meeting on the preservation ofthe country's biodiversity and development of local and national income, inaccordance with the country's environmental reform agenda.
Deputy Permanent Secretary for Natural Resources and theEnvironment Somchai Masathian revealed that Thailand ranks eighth in the worldfor biodiversity, with up to 4,700 species of mammals, birds, reptiles,amphibians, and fish that account for around 3 percent of the planet’s animalpopulation.
Thailand's mountains, forests, and coastal areas have longbeen an integral part of the Thai way of life and economy. The currentenvironmental reform agenda focuses on proper management, research, anddevelopment for more effective utilisation of natural resources to generateincome for the country and local communities.
The country is, therefore, preparing to create a biodiversitydatabase that can be shared with other agencies for research and development aswell as conservation efforts.-VNA
The Thai Office of Natural Resources andEnvironmental Policy and Planning held a recent meeting on the preservation ofthe country's biodiversity and development of local and national income, inaccordance with the country's environmental reform agenda.
Deputy Permanent Secretary for Natural Resources and theEnvironment Somchai Masathian revealed that Thailand ranks eighth in the worldfor biodiversity, with up to 4,700 species of mammals, birds, reptiles,amphibians, and fish that account for around 3 percent of the planet’s animalpopulation.
Thailand's mountains, forests, and coastal areas have longbeen an integral part of the Thai way of life and economy. The currentenvironmental reform agenda focuses on proper management, research, anddevelopment for more effective utilisation of natural resources to generateincome for the country and local communities.
The country is, therefore, preparing to create a biodiversitydatabase that can be shared with other agencies for research and development aswell as conservation efforts.-VNA
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