August 11, 2022, 09.00, Associate Professor Dr. Sura Pattanakiat, Dean, together with  Associate Professor Dr. Noppol Arunrat, Assistant to the Dean for Policy, Planning and Knowledge Management, Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, welcomed Dr. Shinya Iwasaki from  Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences: JIRCAS) on the occasion of his visit to the faculty and participated in a discussion regarding the initial guidelines for developing a collaboration between Mahidol University by Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies and JIRCAS on creating a new international research network at the organizational that focuses on the 3 main fields that are 1. Environment, emphasizing the advancement of agricultural technologies for climate change, resource renewal and environment conservation, 2. Information, underscoring the strategic data on agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and 3. Food, highlighting the technology development towards building a new food system with improved productivity as well as resilient crops and production technologies. Moreover, JIRCAS is the sole national research institute, under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, that undertakes prominent studies in the field of agriculture, forestry and fisheries as well as provide assistance and support for research projects conducted in the South-East Asia Region. 

August 10, 2022, 10.30 – 14.00 hrs., Asst. Prof. Dr. Noppol Arunrat, Assistant to the Dean for Policy, Planning and Knowledge Management, Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, took Dr. Shinya Iwasaki from Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Division, Japan, on a study trip at Ayutthaya Rice Research Center, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, to learn about research-related activities for the improvement of rice variety, quality and production as well as the agricultural technology transfer to local farmers. The trip was organized with the hospitality and support of Mr. Kritkamol PaoThong, Acting Director of Ayutthaya Rice Research Center, and Ms. Sumana Maneepitak, Plan and Policy Analyst, Senior Professional Level, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.

July 22, 2022, 09.00 hrs, Faculty of Environment and Resource Stuides, Mahidol University, received a visit from a group of participants representing the relevant national agencies of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Member Countries (Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, and Vietnam) in the “National Training on the Mekong River Commission Riverine Plastic Monitoring Protocols”, in which the faculty also provided laboratory facilities and equipment support for the participants under the supervision of Asst. Prof. Dr. Achara Ussawarujikulchai, Director of Master of Science Program in Technology of Environmental Management (Special Program ETS), Faculty of Environment and Resource Stuides, Mahidol University.
The training was jointly organized by Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS) and Thai National Mekong Committee Secretariat, from July 18 – 22, 2022, with the aim of strengthening the common understanding and capacity of the participants on the systematic implementation of the Mekong River Commission Riverine Plastic Monitoring Protocols that are in accordance with the stepwise approach for transboundary monitoring of riverine macro and micro plastic debris in the Mekong River.

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June 9, 2022, 14.00 hrs., Prof. Banchong Mahaisavariya, M.D., President of Mahidol University, presided over and delivered an opening speech, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sura Pattanakiat, Dean of Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, gave a welcome speech to the researcher group from University of Brighton, University of Sussex, and Ambiental Risk Analytics, Royal Haskoning DHV, UK, led by Professor Cherith Moses, Head of Department of Geography from Edge Hill University, and the researcher group from Mahidol University, Chulalongkorn University and Thammasat University, led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kanchana Nakhapakorn from Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, attending the final conference on “Thai Coast : Coastal Vulnerability, Resilience and Adaptation in Thailand”, which was part of the collaborative research project between the researcher groups in UK and Thailand with the aim of improving understanding of the vulnerability of Thailand’s shoreline as well as enhancing the resilience and adaptation potential of coastal communities to storms, floods and coastal erosion under future climate change scenarios. The meeting was also a good opportunity for the researchers to share their experiences and lessons learned from the project as well as disseminate the project outcomes with the wider community through novel approaches, including social media, regarding the factors that contribute to risk from hydro-meteorological hazards, including and informing knowledge of governance processes for coastal communities.

The project was supported by The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK, and The Thailand Research Fund (TRF), through the Newton Fund in Thailand. The meeting was held via Zoom meeting.

Mahidol University, led by the Faculty of Environment and Resource Study, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAORAP) jointly organized the 'FTP-WEBE Stakeholder Mapping Exercise Workshop'

On June 14, 2022, Mahidol University, led by the Faculty of Environment and Resource Study, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAORAP) jointly organized the 'FTP-WEBE Stakeholder Mapping Exercise Workshop' at Bayaka Kraisi Room, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University (Salaya Campus). The workshop is an activity under the project - One Health Training for in-service Natural Resource Management and Environment Sector Professionals (forestry, wildlife, biodiversity & ecosystems), between Mahidol University and FAORAP.
In this occasion, Associate Professor Dr. Walasinee Sakcamduang, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, and personnel from the Monitoring and Surveillance Center for Zoonotic Diseases in Wildlife and Exotic Animals (MUVS-MoZWE) also participated in the workshop. Dean Walasinee was also honored to give a welcome remark to the participants together with Dr. Scott Newman (Senior Animal Health & Production Officer, FAORAP) and Dr. Boripat Siriaroonrat, the representative from the Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, and the project’s leader in the country.
The project intended to create the stakeholders' network of those who are involved in natural resources and environmental management in Thailand and ASEAN, especially the forest, wildlife, biodiversity, ecosystems, and environmental areas. The project also aims to develop the 'Field Training Program for Wildlife, Ecosystem, Biodiversity, and Environment (FTP-WEBE)' to enhance the workforce capacity and encourage knowledge in One Health.
For the participants of the workshop, there were the representatives from academia, governmental sectors, and non-governmental organizations, both in the country and abroad, including Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Applied Zoology, HRH Princess Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Kasetsart University, Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-Ok, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, Department of Livestock Development, Royal Forestry Department, Pollution Control Department, the Zoological Park Organization of Thailand, and Save Wildlife Thailand.