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Andy Dorn

Indigenous Rights to Forests Catch More Carbon - Scientific American - 0 views

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    "One of the best current paths to reduce the globe's carbon emissions goes through tropical forests. They serve as a sink to sequester human emissions, but deforestation risks sending those assets up in smoke. A recent report argues that to avoid that outcome, indigenous communities should be involved in forest management."
Andy Dorn

Infographic: deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions « Social Capital Review - 0 views

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    "Because trees help absorb greenhouse gases, forest preservation plays an important role in controlling climate change. When forests are destroyed or degraded that harms our ability to control climate change. The problem is primarily concentrated in tropical developing nations. "
Andy Dorn

Deforestation emissions | Big Facts - 0 views

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    "Agriculture is the leading cause of some 75 percent of global deforestation. If rates of deforestation continue as projected, forests will diminish dramatically by 2100."
Andy Dorn

The place to be | Bangkok Post: lifestyle - 0 views

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    "The place to be Local Alike is using tourism to boost the profiles of struggling communities 15 Jun 2016 at 04:00 1,021 viewed0 comments NEWSPAPER SECTION: LIFE | WRITER: KANIN SRIMANEEKULROJ Somsak Boonkam observing a forest hiking trail in Chiang Rai. Photos: Sayan Chuenudomsavad With their focus on introducing sustainable tourism practices to local rural communities in order to improve quality of life, local-tourism website Local Alike has recently been chosen to represent Thailand in Chivas' The Venture campaign, a competition among the world's social-enterprise start-ups, with the winner receiving a US$1 million prize. Now in its second year, The Venture's final round of judging will occur sometime next month. "We actually competed in the Thailand preliminaries last year, though we didn't make the cut," said Local Alike's founder and CEO Somsak Boonkam. "The judges last year were concerned about our ability to scale up, as we had only 18 partner communities offered. This year, we've grown to include over 50 member communities, all of whom were working very closely with to introduce and develop sustainable tourism in their communities. It goes together nicely with the campaign's slogan of 'Win the right way', as we are helping these local communities grow by their own strength instead of just giving them money." Unlike many other tourism-related businesses, Local Alike puts a significant emphasis on collaborating with locals in improving their community's quality of living. Furthermore, they also work closely with these communities to develop unique tourism experiences based on the community's cultural heritage. Once they're ready, Local Alike puts the community on their online platform, where tourists can go and enjoy the activities and facilities prepared and overseen by the locals themselves. Somsak Boonkam meeting with representatives from a partner community. To demonstrate his point, Somsak recalled his experiences working with the Baan Suan Pa com
Andy Dorn

Bangkok Post : Needed: political will to keep water in check - 0 views

  • Take the instance of water management which is on all our minds at the moment. We have a comprehensive study of 25 river basins as the basis for a master plan for water resources management, which would resolve all our water woes, from drought to floods. But past governments have let this slide during annual budget allocations, shoved aside for other items high on the political agenda.
  • It is therefore necessary that we rethink and redesign our urban zoning arrangements.
  • The Royal Department of Irrigation has admitted that the amount of rainfall this year has not been much more than in 1995 or 2006, but the dykes and smaller community dams built to prevent flooding in particular areas have caused flooding in other areas. So, uncoordinated action undertaken to push away a problem has ended up hurting everyone. Thus, centrally coordinated planning is required.
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  • Many reservoirs, especially the smaller ones, were built not with the big picture in mind but at the whim of local political canvassers. Many are of little help during drought, nor are they able to retain much water during the rains, because they do not correspond with the supposed network. Another budget item wasted.
  • Most of the klongs (canals), however, have long since been filled up and paved over with roads.
  • The case for building dams has always been controversial.
  • forest reserves must be protected.
  • Trees and forests increase water absorption, slowing down the rush of water, their roots retain valuable soil and help prevent mudslides. Reforestation projects should be taken seriously as a national agenda, not for the sake of public relations and image-boosting CSR.
Andy Dorn

The Moment This Orangutan Knew She And Her Baby Would Be OK - 0 views

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    ""They were forced out of their forest home as a result of the fires and ended up in a village. The villagers were frightened and threw things at the terrified mother before attempting to capture and tie her up," IAR wrote in a post online. "Fortunately our team got to her just in time." A photograph of the scene shows that rescue in heart-wrenching detail: the anguished mother's look of relief to feel the touch of a gentle hand, as if she suddenly knew she and the infant at her breast were going to be OK."
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