The aim was to have conserved forests cover 25 per cent of the country and commercial forests cover the remaining 15 per cent, Ornyupa Sangkamarn, chief of Seub Nakhasathien Foundation’s academic section, said. “To reach this 40 per cent goal, we would need to turn 27 million rai into forests. At present, forests cover 31.58 per cent or 102 million rai of the country. “Over the past five years, the forest cover for Thailand has remained steady at 31 to 32 per cent,” Ornyupa added. Commercial forestsConserved forests include national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, while commercial forests are privately owned land.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 10, 2018 18:00 UTC