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“Waste Moves Forward” connects Bangkok’s approach with lessons from Doi Tung, alongside learning opportunities on urban forests and circular fashion The Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage supported Bangkok Climate Action Week 2026 (BKKCAW 2026) with a programme of climate and sustainability activities from 3 to 11 October 2026. Covering waste management, biodiversity, urban green spaces and circular resource use, the activities were designed to show participants how climate issues connect with cities, workplaces and everyday life, while offering practical ideas they could apply in their own settings. The Foundation also provided forest carbon credits from the Doi Tung Development Project to offset residual greenhouse gas emissions from the event and support its net-zero target. The programme featured a range of key activities. “Waste Moves Forward: Zero Waste to Landfill Is Possible” combined a workshop and panel discussion on integrated waste management, connecting the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s (BMA) approach […]

The Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage, together with Thai private-sector partners and founding members of the Thailand Supply Chain Network, contributed forest carbon credits from the Doi Tung Development Project to support the net-zero ambition of the 2026 IMF–World Bank Group Annual Meetings. These credits reflect nearly four decades of forest restoration alongside community livelihood development, demonstrating how this approach can generate economic value to support continued community development and nature conservation.

The Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage is joining Bangkok Climate Action Week 2026 (BKKCAW 2026) to bring climate and sustainability issues closer to everyday life and demonstrate how everyone can contribute through practical action. Activities will take place from 3 to 11 October 2026 at the Foundation’s Rama IV office, connecting the public with knowledge and first-hand experience from practitioners through sessions that participants can explore, test and apply. The programme covers integrated waste management, urban green spaces and biodiversity, as well as circular resource use in the fashion industry. The Foundation is also providing forest carbon credits to support Bangkok Climate Action Week 2026 in meeting its net-zero event target. The credits will be used to offset residual greenhouse gas emissions generated during the nine-day programme after measures have been taken to reduce emissions. The credits originate from the Doi Tung Development Project (Royal Initiative) in Chiang […]

Dr. Buranin Rattanasombat The Chief Operating Officer of New Business and Sustainability Group, PTT Public Company Limited, presided over the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the conservation and restoration of natural resources through community participation mechanisms for sustainable development between PTT Group and the Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage. This aims to enhance forest conservation and restoration while simultaneously improving the quality of life for communities. M.L. Dispanadda Diskul Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, Mae Fah Luang Foundation. Mr. Rattakorn Kampanatsanyakorn Deputy Managing Director of Corporate Sustainability, PTT Public Company Limited Mr. Theodkiat Prommoon Chief Executive Officer and President of IRPC Public Company Limited. M.L.Pingthong Thongyai Chief Executive Officer, PTT Oil and Retail Public Company Limited  Mrs. Susama Pitakuldilok Assistant to Senior Vice President, Sustainability and Stakeholder Management, PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited. Ms. Parinda Maimjai Senior Vice President, Corporate Administration, […]

Amid the escalating challenges of climate change, forest loss and greenhouse-gas emissions, the business sector’s role extends beyond reducing the impacts of its own operations. Companies must also contribute to ecosystem restoration and create long-term shared value for society. TOA Paint (Thailand) Public Company Limited, or TOA, a leading Thai manufacturer of paints, construction chemicals and surface-finishing materials, is advancing its Green Mission policy through Green Reforestation, one of its seven core strategies. The strategy, introduced in 2023, supports Thailand’s environmental goals and efforts to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions through tangible action. TOA has now announced a partnership with the Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage (MFLF) under the Forest Carbon Credit Management for Sustainable Development Project. The collaboration will support the systematic conservation, restoration and management of community forests while developing effective carbon sinks, generating income and sustainably improving the quality of life of participating communities. The wider programme […]

Following its delivery of 43,123 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in Phase 1 carbon credits — the largest single handover of credits from forest conservation and restoration projects in Thailand to date — the Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage (MFLF) is continuing to advance its community-centred forest carbon-credit model. The credits were generated under the “You Look After the Forest, We Look After You: Forest Carbon Credit Management for Sustainable Development” programme, which has operated since 2021 and initially covered 12 projects in four northern provinces. They were transferred to seven private-sector organisations during the MFLF Sustainability Forum 2025, held under the theme “Global Challenges, Local Solutions at Scale” at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok in September 2025. More recently, the Foundation organised a field visit to the Forest Carbon Credit Management for Sustainable Development programme, accompanied by discussions with representatives of community-forest networks in […]

To mark the International Day for Biological Diversity, observed globally on May 22, the Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage (MFLF) has reaffirmed its role as a model organisation for sustainable development built around people and nature. The global theme for 2026, “Acting locally for global impact”, underscores the importance of turning action on the ground into broader results. The theme aligns with the Foundation’s approach of elevating conservation and community development into the creation of “natural capital” capable of generating tangible economic value, opportunities and sustainable development. This work brings together scientific knowledge, private-sector collaboration and biodiversity policy at both national and international levels. Smitthi Harueanphuech, Chief Nature Based Solutions Officer at the Mae Fah Luang Foundation, said biodiversity was not merely an environmental issue but a fundamental pillar of the economy, business and people’s quality of life. Amid the growing global nature crisis, the Foundation is building […]

To mark World Environment Day on June 5, as the world faces worsening environmental crises, climate change and biodiversity loss, the Doi Tung Development Project (Area for Royal Development) in Chiang Rai has reaffirmed its role as one of Thailand’s leading models of sustainable development. Operated by the Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage (MFLF), the project has demonstrated that successful environmental restoration requires a comprehensive approach — one that addresses people’s living conditions, creates viable livelihoods, manages natural resources and enables communities to participate in shaping the future of their own areas. Over nearly four decades, Doi Tung has been transformed from denuded mountains affected by narcotic-crop cultivation, shifting agriculture and the depletion of natural resources into an area where more than 90% of the forest has been restored. The transformation has been achieved through land-use planning that enables communities and forests to coexist, alongside biodiversity restoration, zero-waste-to-landfill […]

BANGKOK, June 22, 2026 — The National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), under the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), and the Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage (MFLF) have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a community-level pilot project producing biochar from agricultural residues. The agreement, signed at the MFLF’s Bangkok office, aims to promote the sustainable management of agricultural residues, reduce air pollution and create new economic opportunities for local communities. The signing ceremony was attended by M.L. Dispanadda Diskul, Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer of the MFLF, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Toemsak Srikhirin, Executive Director of MTEC, together with executives and project teams from both organisations. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Toemsak said the partnership would bring MTEC’s expertise and technologies in materials and environmental science into practical use at the community level. “The project is intended to establish a model for managing agricultural residues […]