The Kingdom of Thailand located at the geographical center of Southeast Asia surrounded by
the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. Thailand is bordered with Lao PDR in the north,
Myanmar in the northwest, Cambodia in the east, and Malaysia in the south. Thailand could
be divided into four regions according to the geographical location:
Northern Thailand: Chiang Mai was a former capital of the Lanna Kingdom with
numerous ruins and temples. Northern Thailand is the intensive farming area
where faced two kinds of environmental problems: loss of agricultural land and
deforestation due to illegal logging.
Central Thailand: Bangkok is the capital city of Thailand surrounded by the
famous Chao Phraya River. With the rapid tourism industry development,
Bangkok was ranked “the 2010 World Best City” by Travel + Leisure Magazine.
On the other hand, larger numbers of people and more traffic congestion cause
more air pollution here.
Eastern Thailand: Pattaya is a famous tourist destination and attractive to many
foreigners from Europe or other western countries. Therefore, how to remove and
clean seaside rubbish and garbage becomes a big problem.
Southern Thailand: Hundreds of kilometers of coastline and countless islands
among which Phuket is the largest island in Thailand. Surrounded by the Andaman
Sea and Gulf of Thailand, people in Southern Thailand are suffering frequent
flooding and infrequent tsunami.