Thailand
The most prosperous country in the Mekong region, Thailand also has the longest-standing land policy and practices, including an uninterrupted tradition of private land ownership.
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Total population
69,428,524
Urban population
50 %
Land-related indicators
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Area in deals
284,225 ha
News
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Carbon credit plan meets flak
19 September 2022
Thailand: Climate change strategy gives too much power to big corporations at the expense of local communities.
Officials indicted for activist murder as ‘disappearance bill’ languishes
17 August 2022
Main photo: Chaiwat Limlikitaksorn, the former head of Kaeng Krachan National Park and one of the indicted officials. Public prosecutors have filed formal charges against a group of officials who stand accused of murdering and concealing the body of a land rights activist back in 2014. Despite…
There Has Been Blood
3 August 2021
The global thirst for palm oil has never been more ravenous. Caught between it and a multigenerational war on Thailand’s poor are the farmers of the Southern Peasants’ Federation, who simply want a piece of land to call their own. Main photo: Palm tree jungles and the mountains of Surat Thani…
Thailand
projects
SNV: Joint programme on sustainable forest management in Asia (Partnership SNV-RECOFTC)
Donors: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Promoting Ecosystem-based Adaptation through Mangrove Restoration and Sustainable Use in Thailand and Vietnam
Value: $2,500,000.00
Donors: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
ASEAN Partnership on Social Forestry and Climate Change
Value: $10,300,000.00
Donors: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Action for Access and Management Rights to Land and Natural Resources of Small Farmers in Northern Thailand
Value: $670,000.00
Donors: European Union
Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples Rights
Value: $1,000,000.00
Donors: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)
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Data Compatibility in Linking Land Degradation and Tenure Security
11 October 2022
This data story investigates the challenges to align action on land degradation and tenure security based on the screening of available datasets in both domains.
Events
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3rd Mekong Regional Land Forum
Home Agenda Speakers Voices REGISTER! State of Land in the Mekong Region Land tenure in Mekong forest landscapes: advancing the recognition of customary rights and responsible investment practices Online 26-27 May 2021 Recent global disruptions…
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