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National Training on the Mekong River Commission Riverine Plastic Monitoring Protocols

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.


Thai Coast : Coastal Vulnerability, Resilience and Adaptation in Thailand

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.


FTP-WEBE Stakeholder Mapping Exercise Workshop

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.


2022 Asia Hub/Nexus Annual Meeting

April 18, 2022, 13.00 – 17.30 hrs., Associate Professor Dr. Sura Pattanakiat, Dean, together with Lecturer Dr. Poonperm Vardhanabindu, Assistant to the Dean for Academic Services and Resources, Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, participated in 2022 Asia Hub/Nexus Annual Meeting title SYNCHRONIZED IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS ACROSS THE ASIA HUB NETWORK and delivered an academic presentation relating to the Future Earth Thailand Project and Nexus, in which technologies in Geoinformatics were used for monitoring and promoting the sustainability of natural resources and environment.
This 3-day annual meeting is held from April 18 to 20, 2022, and attended by 105 participants from 20 universities around the world. On a related note, on April 19, 2022, Associate Professor Dr. Sura Pattanakiat is scheduled to deliver a presentation on “Climate, land use and their impacts on riparian ecosystems in Chi-Munn watersheds” in Session 3: Asia Hub Research Progress Updates, from 14.40 – 15.00 hrs.

CNA Correspondent: Thailand's Ecological Efforts To Protect Coastlines From Over-Tourism

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kanchana Nakhapakorn, Director of Master of Science Program in Technology of Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, explained the effects of coastal erosion in Thailand, and suggested ways to mitigate the problem (12:07 and 15:02), on “CNA Correspondent: Thailand's Ecological Efforts To Protect Coastlines From Over-Tourism”, live streamed on CNA (Channel News Asia) YouTube channel, 31 March 2022.

PARE Program Spring School 2022

March 7, 2022, 08.00 hrs, Associate Professor Dr. Sura Pattanakiat, Dean of Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, delivered a welcome speech to all the participants present at the opening ceremony of “PARE Program Spring School 2022”, a hybrid academic event scheduled to be held from March 7 to 16, 2021, hosted by Bogor Agricultural University ,Indonesia, Hokkaido University, Japan, and co-hosted by Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University and Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus.
The event is conducted with the collaboration of the PARE consortium universities to foster pioneers to transform the Populations-Activities-Resources and Environments (PARE) Chain, consisting of Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Faculty of Agriculture at Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Chulalongkorn University, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Thailand, Institut Pertanian Bogor, Gadjah Mada University, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia, and Hokkaido University, Japan, as the chief collaboration office, to provide graduate students from the consortium universities with the opportunity to participate in the activities that are mainly composed of lectures and field trips in a form of short program to foster individuals with four specific characteristics that are essential for global leaders who will be active in resolving challenges related to PARE (Population-Activities-Resources-Environments), and able to contribute to the sustainability of resources in Asia. This year, there are 29 students from the partner universities in Thailand, Indonesia and Japan, attending the program.


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