
Can an ethnic minority community lead the monitoring of an environmental issue? Slow and invisible impact vs day-to-day priorities and needs. Will we get there?
It was 8 am on Saturday morning at the Ban Huai Kon International Border Crossing Point between northern Thailand and Laos. Many people from Laos, mostly women, and children were walking to the Thai side with bags of vegetables, honey and herbs they collected from the forest, as well as other handmade textiles, to sell in the market in Thailand.