About Green World Foundation

Green World Foundation was founded in 1990 by Narisa Chakrabongse, under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana, with the aim to provide an easy access of knowledge on the Thai environment through various forms of media.

We work in collaboration with an array of specialists and players in many fields, in particular scientists, educators, practitioners, youths, schools and families, to create learning experiences in real situations outdoor, which empower citizens of all ages and backgrounds to assess the state of the local environments independently without the need of expensive equipments.

Our Environmental Detectives programme, e.g. Stream Detectives, Seashore Detectives, and Air Detectives, uses observations of life forms around us as a means to read and assess the state of local environments, with the help of simple tools such as hand lens and user-friendly handbooks that we develop and test with real users. Interested users can learn directly from the handbooks, or build up their skills with training that we provide.

Through train-the-trainers programme, we have built a country-wide network of Environmental Detectives who spread the knowledge and skills further across communities and generations. Reviews by third parties have found the activities to be highly effective, providing spring boards for creative care of local environments.

In the past decade, we have shifted our focus to the urban environment, with a special emphasis on re-connecting city dwellers with nature. This entails regular outdoor activities to promote awareness of urban biodiversity and their connection to urban health and resilience. One of our major campaigns is the promotion of bicycle-friendly Bangkok, as part of a simple solution to complex problems, from the environment to the economic and social ills that built up from prioritizing car culture. The goal is to make Bangkok a livable and resilient habitat, for humans and co-existing species.

The Green World Foundation is committed to developing innovative shared learning experiences that connect human, nature and wildlife, for our sustainable future. We believe that it can be achieved through the drive of empowered citizens.