Die-In Protest in Bangkok

Forty people from Protect Krabi Network stage a die-in protest in front of the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), opposing plans to build the Klong Ruo Coal Seaport and 870-Megawatt coal fired power plant in Krabi ahead of the scheduled EIA Review to be held there later today. The group also called upon the Thai government to reform the country's Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and the Environmental Health Impact Assessment (EHIA) process. The Protect Krabi Network highlighted the failure in transparency of the EIA process of Klong Ruo Coal Seaport, claiming it does not present comprehensive information, nor did it incorporate all concerns from every sector. The Network further states that public participation to the report was limited, and is concerned that the extent of the environmental and health impacts identified in the EIA report have been downplayed.

Unique identifier: GP0STOV7K

Type: Image

Shoot date: 06/03/2015

Locations: Asia, Bangkok, Southeast Asia, Thailand

Credit line: © Roengrit Kongmuang / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Protect Krabi Campaign in Thailand

The Protect Krabi Network visit the expert panel appointed by the National Environment Board (NEB) to review the EIA report of the proposed Klong Ruo Coal Seaport ahead of the review meeting scheduled for 6th March, 2015. During the 13 km visiting journey, the group will voice their demand to stop coal projects and highlight the need to reform Thailand’s E(H)IA processes. The Klong Ruo Coal Seaport project is a plan of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to find ways of transporting imported coal from Indonesia, Australia and Africa to its 870 MW Coal Fired Power Plant. The port lies in Taling-chan sub district, Klong Kanan District, Krabi province, part of an area listed as one of Thailand’s few wetlands of international importance.

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