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34mn tiger shrimp younglings released in Phuket waters

Friday 24 December 2021 04:56 PM

PHUKET: Some 4 million giant tiger prawn younglings were released into Phuket coastal waters this week as a part of a campaign to replenish the popular seafood stock and help rebalance the local marine ecosystem.

‘Save Our Sharks’ campaign launched on Phi Phi Island

Phuket Life / Environment

Sunday 21 November 2021 12:30 PM

S Hotels and Resorts have launched an important new collaboration with the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) to breed, care for and release bamboo sharks in Southern Thailand.

Green Thoughts: The mysterious migration of plants

Phuket Life / Environment

Sunday 31 October 2021 02:00 PM

Because the local climate is so conducive to growth, we tend to conclude that most plants in our tropic gardens originated in Thailand or at least Southeast Asia. Not true.

Solving Phuket’s plastic problem: 7 reasons to stop drinking bottled water

Phuket Life / Environment

Sunday 24 October 2021 02:00 PM

With the global pandemic and the lack of tourists, you would think that our beaches would be pristine and clean, but you’d be wrong. Despite our lack of visitors, the beaches are still inundated with plastic water bottles, bags and cigarettes, which means some of it is coming from us.

Royal Phuket Marina Thailand’s first marina to take the ‘Plastic-Free Marina Pledge’

Phuket Life / Environment

Tuesday 12 October 2021 11:29 AM

Royal Phuket Marina has signed up for the Plastic-Free Marina Pledge by the Marina Industries Association (MIA) and it is the first marina in Thailand to join this important initiative

Sustainably Yours: Superfoods of the future

Phuket Life / Environment

Sunday 19 September 2021 02:00 PM

In the last decade, the term ‘superfood’ has become ubiquitous in food marketing. It is used to denote nutritionally dense foods, and they have slapped the label on acai and Goji berries, hemp and chia seeds, wheatgrass, blueberries, and kale, among others. However, there is no clear definition of what a superfood is.

Green Thoughts: Going for Gold ‒ the Allamanda

Phuket Life / Environment

Sunday 29 August 2021 02:00 PM

After the rain has gone and we are well into the dry season in Phuket, all the flowering shrubs show off their wares. Often as I look out from my study, I can see a mass of golden blooms festooning the front wall of the garden. Nothing unusual about that, you may say. And you would be right; After all, the island is not short of spectacular yellow shrubs. But what is surprising about this one – allamanda cathartica ‒ is that once it starts, it never stops flowering. Come rain, come shine, the blooms appear every day, and unless there are high winds or torrential storms to knock them to the ground, they are produced in great profusion.

Sustainably Yours: Surfonomics ‒ The Value of a Wave

Phuket Life / Environment

Sunday 15 August 2021 02:00 PM

’I think when a surfer becomes a surfer, it’s almost like an obligation to be an environmentalist at the same time,’ said Kelly Slater. For years the clothing company Billabong used the tagline, “Only a Surfer Knows the Feeling.” Few sports capture the sense of freedom, reconnect you to nature and make you feel more alive than surfing does.

The importance of mangroves

Phuket Life / Environment

Thursday 12 August 2021 12:47 PM

The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) late last month joined the rest of the world in celebrating the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, which is observed each year to raise awareness of the global importance of preserving mangroves. Here, Dr Theresa Mundita S. Lim, Executive Director of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, explained the importance and benefits of protecting the world’s most productive ecosystems.

From zoonoses to pandemics, and the role of biodiversity

Phuket Life / Environment

Saturday 7 August 2021 02:52 PM

Since March 11, 2020, the day COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, the world as we know it has never been the same. The virus that reportedly originated from wildlife continues to have profound impacts on everyone in the world, including the ASEAN region. More than 4.9 million cases with more than 95,000 fatalities have been reported in the region as of July 2, according to the situation report of the ASEAN Bio-Diaspora Regional Virtual Center.

Sustainably Yours: Solving Phuket’s trash problem

Phuket Life / Environment

Sunday 4 July 2021 10:00 AM

Looking at the state of waste on the island, here are 10 reasons we need industrial composting.

Sustainably Yours: Three green entrepreneurs

Phuket Life / Environment

Sunday 13 June 2021 10:00 AM

As the world looks to reopening, it needs to consider making itself more sustainable. The current form of capitalism is based on profit maximization by selling the lowest-quality product and depending on good branding to get the highest price. This short-term thinking and ‘buy and throw away’ mentality has led us to the climate crisis that we are currently in. However, sustainability doesn’t need to come at the cost of profits and can benefit your brand.

The Walrus and the Whistleblower: Heart-breaking documentary shines light on cruel corporate greed

Phuket Life / Environment

Saturday 12 June 2021 11:00 AM

There is an age-old saying in Hollywood that goes, “Write what you know.” That could well be the mantra for Canadian documentary filmmaker Nathalie Bibeau and her latest film The Walrus and the Whistleblower which is available on iWonder now.

Green Thoughts: The ins and outs of fertilizers

Phuket Life / Environment

Sunday 6 June 2021 02:00 PM

Today I bought some plant fertilizer. Hardly an earth-shattering event. But certainly an earth-improving one. True, there are agents which actually alter the very structure of your soil for the better – natural substances such as peat, coconut fibre or compost or more sophisticated agents such as vermiculite or volcanic perlite. All these so-called ‘amendments’ are named on account of their capacity to improve texture and aeration in your garden’s soil. Thus, in terrain that is light and sandy, they will be needed for better water retention: in flower beds composed of heavy clay, amendments will assist drainage and friability. Horses for courses.

STEF keeps up the work to help elephants as COVID impact continues

Phuket Life / Environment

Thursday 6 May 2021 03:10 PM

There has been a significant decline in the elephant population of Southern Thailand as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Phang Nga Province, which normally has more domesticated elephants than any other Southern Thailand province, the elephant population has dropped by a third of its normal number, reports the Southern Thailand Elephant Foundation (STEF).

Sustainably Yours: 15 reasons to stop eating seafood

Phuket Life / Environment

Sunday 2 May 2021 02:00 PM

Following from our look at the Netflix documentary Seaspiracy last week, this week we look at 15 reasons you should quit eating seafood.

Sustainably Yours: It’s a ‘Seaspiracy’

Phuket Life / Environment

Sunday 25 April 2021 02:00 PM

A look at the documentary that has sparked cheers, rousing claims and criticism around the world.

Sustainably Yours: Science and Conspiracy Theories

Phuket Life / Environment

Sunday 18 April 2021 11:00 AM

Jewish space lasers, the lizard oligarchy, QAnon, 5G causes COVID-19, the global pandemic is a hoax, Bill Gates is trying to microchip the world, the moon landing was faked, the Earth is flat. Conspiracy theories have always been with us, but mostly they remained on the fringe, with your weird uncle who claimed aliens abducted him. However, today thanks to the Internet and social media they’ve gone mainstream, but like theoretical physicist Lawrence Krause likes to say, “Keep an open mind, but not so open that your brain falls out.”

Green Thoughts: Greening your garden

Phuket Life / Environment

Sunday 11 April 2021 02:00 PM

Not all colour in your garden comes from flowers or fruit. After all, few flowers bloom all year round, and fruits are highly seasonal. Nor is foliage limited to conventional leaves: it can come in the form of casuarina needles – or distinctive succulent shapes that do not resemble leaves at all. Nonetheless, leafy plants are central to your tropic garden, the more so since evergreen foliage retains its hues all year round. Not just green either, but silver, bronze, red, purple, and of course, variegated.

Protecting what we value: World Water Day in Asean

Phuket Life / Environment

Monday 22 March 2021 04:54 PM

The theme of this year’s celebration of World Water Day, commemorated today (Mar 22) is “Valuing Water,” which highlights the vital role of water sources – from our health and well-being to the sustainability of our society’s economic growth and development, notes Dr Theresa Mundita S. Lim, Executive Director of the Asean Centre for Biodiversity.

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