Post by account_disabled on Dec 26, 2023 5:13:23 GMT -6
Academics welcome The lower Songkhram Basin wetland ecosystem in Nakhon Phanom Province has been registered as the 15th Ramsar Site of International Importance or Ramsar Site in Thailand, indicating that it is an important breeding area for river fish. Mekong Help support the local economy and food security. But the trend of developing hydroelectric dam projects in the lower Mekong River Basin is a major threat that could destroy this fragile ecosystem. On May 28, 2020, Putthipong Surapruek, spokesman for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (T.S.) has stated to the media in a press release that The Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) was notified by the Secretariat of the World Wetlands Convention.
The Secretariat of Ramsar Bureau) that the lower Songkhram Basin wetlands Has been registered as Wetlands of International Importance, or Ramsar sites, are the 15th in Thailand and the 2,420th Ramsar sites in the Telegram Number Data world, with official effect on May 15, 2019. Putthipong stated that the wetlands Lower Songkhram River water Nakhon Phanom Province that has been proposed to be registered as a Ramsar site The area covers from Pak Nam Ban Chai Buri, Chai Buri Subdistrict, Tha Uthen District to Ban Pak Yam, Sam Phong Subdistrict, Si Songkhram District, Nakhon Phanom Province, with a total length of 92 kilometers, totaling a total area of 34,381 rai by designating the proposed Ramsar Site area. Adhering to the important principle, that is, covering only the lower part of the Songkhram River. and the Bung Pa Tham forest area adjacent to both sides of the river. and public forest areas or Pa Bung Pa Tam that community.
As for the importance of the lower Songkhram Basin wetland, a spokesman for the Royal Thai Army said that this wetland consists of rare ecosystems, including the Bung Pa Tham forest. or a large area of flooded forest It is important in terms of biological diversity of plant and animal species in the ecosystem. It is a habitat for freshwater fish species. It is a local fishing source that is important to the food security of the people in the area. It is also a migratory source for breeding and spawning fish species from the Mekong River during the flood season. A diversity of at least 124 fish species and 208 plant species were found. Therefore, the lower Songkhram Basin wetlands are of great cultural and economic importance. One of the team of academics who joined in pushing for the registration of the lower Songkram Basin wetlands as Ramsar sites, Santiphap Siriwattanapaiboon Lecturer in Environmental Science Faculty.
The Secretariat of Ramsar Bureau) that the lower Songkhram Basin wetlands Has been registered as Wetlands of International Importance, or Ramsar sites, are the 15th in Thailand and the 2,420th Ramsar sites in the Telegram Number Data world, with official effect on May 15, 2019. Putthipong stated that the wetlands Lower Songkhram River water Nakhon Phanom Province that has been proposed to be registered as a Ramsar site The area covers from Pak Nam Ban Chai Buri, Chai Buri Subdistrict, Tha Uthen District to Ban Pak Yam, Sam Phong Subdistrict, Si Songkhram District, Nakhon Phanom Province, with a total length of 92 kilometers, totaling a total area of 34,381 rai by designating the proposed Ramsar Site area. Adhering to the important principle, that is, covering only the lower part of the Songkhram River. and the Bung Pa Tham forest area adjacent to both sides of the river. and public forest areas or Pa Bung Pa Tam that community.
As for the importance of the lower Songkhram Basin wetland, a spokesman for the Royal Thai Army said that this wetland consists of rare ecosystems, including the Bung Pa Tham forest. or a large area of flooded forest It is important in terms of biological diversity of plant and animal species in the ecosystem. It is a habitat for freshwater fish species. It is a local fishing source that is important to the food security of the people in the area. It is also a migratory source for breeding and spawning fish species from the Mekong River during the flood season. A diversity of at least 124 fish species and 208 plant species were found. Therefore, the lower Songkhram Basin wetlands are of great cultural and economic importance. One of the team of academics who joined in pushing for the registration of the lower Songkram Basin wetlands as Ramsar sites, Santiphap Siriwattanapaiboon Lecturer in Environmental Science Faculty.