Move to grow artificial forest in Nan dubbed unsustainable
Critics claim an all-star conservation group set up to tackle deforestation has missed the mark by advocating an artificially grown forest, which they say will not result in sustainability and rich biodiversity. Many people have welcomed the plan by the Plook Loei Group, which is led by the famous rapper Apisit Opasaimlikit and former Bangkok gubernatorial candidate Suharit Siamwalla, to re-establish a forest on the denuded mountains of Nan, which have been cleared as the result of extensive farming. The group hopes the move will also spark other groups to tackle reforestation.
