Kanchanaburi, Thailand (dpa) – Teak, one of nature’s hardest, most insect-resistant woods, was Thailand’s main export to Europe in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Long before deforestation became a ...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has put the brakes on a plan to cut down 2,000 teak trees in Chiang Mai for the construction of the new parliament building, following opposition from residents. The ...

In northern Thailand’s Ban Pong village, a group of women has spent nearly two decades restoring and guarding their community ...

The teak tree is a tropical hardwood native to parts of India and Southeast Asia. Prized for its durability and natural oils, it was once highly sought after for the construction of boats and ...

Teak harvest in Northern Thailand in 1985 was only one-tenth that in 1971. The dramatic decrease has been attributed by some authors to loss of trees through shifting cultivation and intensification ...

MAE SAM LAEP, Thailand — On the steep banks of the Salween River, which forms the border with Myanmar (formerly Burma), this small Thai town is having something of a timber boom. All around it the ...

CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- I became obsessed by teak, and its history in Thailand, while researching a historical novel based on a 19th-century teak boom in North Thailand. My research included the ...

Phrae, around 550km (342 miles) north of Bangkok and 200km southeast of Chiang Mai, is a town seemingly lost in time, and almost completely ignored by tourists. This is good news for anyone eager for ...