Dr. Wit Soontaranun, (3rd left) the Director of Blue Carbon Society (BCS), a Thailand-based association dedicated to the well-being of marine and coastal environments, was invited by the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) to share BCS’s partnership vision for preserving biodiversity. Dr. Nawarat Krairapanond, Director of the Bureau of the Environmental Fund, also attended the panel discussion on ‘Financial Mechanisms for Managing Biodiversity’ at The Berkeley Hotel Pratunam along with international environmentalists such as Dr. Jessica Alvsilver, Mr. Surapol Dungkhare, and Mr. Decha Siripat.
Persons from the left
1. Dr. Jessica Alvsilver, Senior Technical Advisor, Regional Node Advisor for Asia-Pacific, BIOFIN, UNDP Thailand
2. Dr. Nawarat Krairapanond, Director of the Bureau of the Environmental Fund
3. Dr. Wit Soontaranun, Director of the Blue Carbon Society (BCS)
4. Mr. Decha Siripat, founder and Chairman of Khaokwan Foundation
5. Mr. Surapol Dungkhare, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Natural Resources and Environmental Management at ONEP and a member of its Environmental Fund Committee.
About Blue Carbon Society
Blue Carbon Society (BCS) is a Thailand-based association that inspires global action to improve the capacity of marine and coastal environments to combat climate change.
Established in 2017 by Dr. Jwanwat and Mrs. Thippaporn Ahriyavraromp, the organization is named after the ‘blue carbon’ that ecosystems like mangroves, salt marshes, and seagrass meadows gather and store, taking carbon dioxide from human activities from the atmosphere.
BCS aims to environments by organizing activities, forming a knowledge hub, building collaboration, and developing expertise and human capital.
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