Seub Nakhasathien

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Seub Nakhasathien ( Thaiสืบ นา คะ เสถียร; born December 31, 1948 or 1949 in Prachin Buri ; died September 1, 1990 ) was a Thai environmentalist. He campaigns against economically motivated deforestation in Thailand.

Life and meaning

Nakhasathien graduated from University College London with a Masters in Resource and Environmental Protection . He then drew up a UNESCO World Heritage application to protect an area for wild animals and to protect the forests from further damage. The Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary provides habitat for endangered species . Nakhasathien was the head of this sanctuary. The year after his death, the area became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

There are two versions of his death: On the one hand, he is said to have committed suicide to draw attention to the protest for nature conservation . Joachim Radkau mentions contract killing by timber companies as the second possible cause of death .

After his death, forest protection became more important in Thailand. The Royal Forestry Department established reforestation projects and pursued legal violations . Furthermore, the Seub Nakhasathien Foundation was founded, whose goal is the preservation of nature reserves and game reserves as well as endangered species.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Continuing Seub's Legacy of Wildlife Conservation | UNDP in Thailand. Retrieved April 26, 2020 (English).
  2. ↑ a b Thai conservationist did not die in vain - UCA News. Retrieved April 26, 2020 (English).
  3. ↑ a b Joachim Radkau: The era of ecology - a world history . CH Beck, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-406-61372-2 , pp. 274-276 .
  4. ↑ มูลนิธิ สืบ นา คะ เสถียร - Seub Nakhasathien Foundation. Retrieved April 26, 2020 (Thai).
personal data
SURNAME Nakhasathien, Seub
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Thai environmentalist
DATE OF BIRTH December 31, 1948 or 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Prachin Buri
DATE OF DEATH September 1, 1990