by Teuvo Tuomi | May 12, 2024 | ASEAN, Asia, Environment, News, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Weather
Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) says Pling Island and the coral reefs around Sirinart National Park in Phuket will be temporarily closed due to extensive coral bleaching caused by rising seawater temperatures. The...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 12, 2024 | ASEAN, Environment, Finland, News, Research, Vietnam, Weather
Finnish-funded projects to promote the modernization of air quality monitoring and management systems in urban areas and hydro-meteorological services are progressing in Vietnam. The goal is to improve the capacity of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological...
by Jukka-Pekka Karppanen | May 11, 2024 | Economy, Business, Environment, Finland, Thailand, Trade, Visions
Ville Tavio (right), Minister of Foreign Trade and Development and Miika Tomi (left), Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Finland, attended a dialogue and seminar with TFCC at the Pacific City Club in Bangkok. Clean Tech & Free Trade for Sustainable...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 7, 2024 | Singapore, Business, Environment, Finland, News, Travel
Singapore Airlines says it will buy 1,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Neste, the first purchase of the low-carbon jet fuel from the Finnish firm’s Changi refinery. The carrier says it will purchase the SAF to blend with conventional fuel for use by...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 1, 2024 | Asia, ASEAN, Bangkok, chimate, Environment, Ho Chi Minh, Manila, Weather
Over the past few weeks, most regions across South and Southeast Asia have been experiencing some of the highest temperatures observed in decades. The temperature rise has been credited to the impact of the ongoing El Nino phenomenon for the most part. However, a...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Apr 29, 2024 | Environment, Indonesia, Lifestyle
Indonesia had a 27% increase in primary forest loss in 2023 from the previous year, according to the World Resources Institute (WRI). However, WRI sees the loss still as historically low compared to the 2010s. “Deforestation has been declining from six or so...
