Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Volunteers-Join-Forces-for-Firebreak-Maintenance-Activity-in-the-North-of-Thailand-27MZIFJJGOJPM.htmlConceptually similarVolunteers Join Forces for Firebreak Maintenance Activity in the North of ThailandGP0STQKDPCompleted★★★★★★Volunteers Join Forces for Firebreak Maintenance Activity in the North of ThailandGP0STQKDKCompleted★★★★★★Volunteers Join Forces for Firebreak Maintenance Activity in the North of ThailandGP0STQKDICompleted★★★★★★Volunteers Join Forces for Firebreak Maintenance Activity in the North of ThailandGP0STQKDRCompleted★★★★Volunteers Join Forces for Firebreak Maintenance Activity in the North of ThailandGP0STQKCYCompleted★★★★Volunteers Join Forces for Firebreak Maintenance Activity in the North of ThailandGP0STQKD3Completed★★★★Volunteers Join Forces for Firebreak Maintenance Activity in the North of ThailandGP0STQKDMCompleted★★★★Volunteers Join Forces for Firebreak Maintenance Activity in the North of ThailandGP0STQKD6Completed★★★★Volunteers Join Forces for Firebreak Maintenance Activity in the North of ThailandGP0STQKD7Completed★★★★View AllGP0STQKDWVolunteers Join Forces for Firebreak Maintenance Activity in the North of ThailandPart of the firebreak is completely clean after the volunteers went through sweeping and hoeing the ground. In the case of a fire starting in the forest, it will stop by the fire break avoiding a bigger disaster.Students from Maejo University, Greenpeace volunteers, other volunteer groups and local people, join the firebreak maintenance activity held by Nikom Putta, Head of Upper Ping River Watershed Conservation Program. The total of 200 volunteers came from various parts of Thailand, including Bangkok and Chiang Mai.Locations:Chiang Dao-Chiang Mai-Southeast Asia-ThailandDate:4 Mar, 2017Credit:© Vincenzo Floramo / GreenpeaceMaximum size:7360px X 4912pxKeywords:Day-Forestry-Forests (campaign title)-Forests (topography)-KWCI (GPI)-Nature-Outdoors-Reforestation-Solutions-TreesShoot:Volunteers Join Forces for Firebreak Maintenance Activity in the North of ThailandStudents from Maejo University, Greenpeace volunteers, other volunteer groups and local people, join the Chiang Dao firebreak maintenance activity held by Nikom Putta, Head of Upper Ping River Watershed Conservation Program. The total of 200 volunteers came from various parts of Thailand, including Bangkok and Chiang Mai. Firebreak maintenance is one solution to prevent the fire and protect the forest. Chiang Dao forest supplies Ping river, the primary water source for Thailand.Haze pollution becomes an annual problem in northern Thailand and affects numerous provinces. Forest fire is one of the main contributors. The biggest factor by far is open burning on corn farms, which have steadily expanded in industrial demand for animal feed. Smog season usually starts from February to April every year.Related Collections:Volunteers Join Forces at Reforestation Activity in the North of Thailand
