Similar to other developing countries in the region, the forests in Thailand have been disappearing due to massive cutting of trees and lack of care for forests. To help Thailand address this situation, the country will receive a grant of US$3.6 million from the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) to help develop a strategy and build capacities for reducing harmful emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.

Read the World Bank article here.

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