15.3.2 Monitoring IUCN and other conservation species (policies)
In 2025, Srinakharinwirot University (SWU) had a policy to identify, monitor and protect IUCN Red Listed species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by the operation of the university. The Policy on the Identification, Monitoring, and Protection of IUCN Red List and National Conservation Species in Areas Affected by University Operations was officially announced on 13 December 2024 (BE 2567).
Policy on the Identification, Monitoring, and Protection of IUCN Red List and National Conservation Species in Areas Affected by University Operations
The policy is part of the university’s Environmental and Biological Resource Conservation Policy and sets out the following directions.
1) Ecosystem sustainability: all operations are carried out with a strong commitment to conserving, restoring and sustainably using terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, including forests, mountains, caves, drylands, wetlands, freshwater, brackish water, marine environments and wildlife habitats.
2) Biodiversity conservation: the university supports and carries out work that identifies, monitors and protects biodiversity, with particular attention to species at risk of extinction, including those on the IUCN Red List and species protected under national conservation laws.
3) Invasive species management: the university develops and enforces measures to control and manage invasive alien species and conflict species within its areas of operation.
4) Green space and carbon reduction: natural green spaces are maintained through care of existing trees and new planting, with the aim of increasing carbon sequestration by at least 10% of baseline greenhouse gas emissions by B.E. 2569 (2026).
Announcement date
The policy was officially announced on 13 December 2024 (BE 2567), as stated at the end of the document. This date falls within the 2022–2026 period, and the policy remained in effect throughout 2025.
Figure 1. Policy on the Identification, Monitoring, and Protection of IUCN Red List and National Conservation Species in Areas Affected by University Operations, announced on 13 December 2024 (BE 2567)
Source: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CUHvXPSSeTUHpnxSxa3WNcqDLR-mZPsZ/view