00:00Thailand's forests aren't just disappearing, they're being taken.
00:03In just one month, over a thousand acres of forests were lost to illegal logging and suspected arson.
00:09We're talking about protected forests and national parks, land meant to be protected, being cleared, sold, exploited.
00:16Sometimes with the help of the very systems meant to defend it.
00:20But here's what's at stake.
00:21Thailand's forests are biodiversity hotspots, economic lifelines, and natural defenses against climate disasters.
00:28And yet forest cover has already dropped dramatically over the decades.
00:33And globally, millions of hectares are still being lost every year.
00:37The consequences?
00:38Worsening climate conditions, economic losses in the hundreds of billions, and the slow collapse of ecosystems that we depend on.
00:46This isn't just about conservation anymore.
00:48It's about whether a country can protect the very foundation it stands on.
00:52Because if deforestation continues at this pace, we're not just losing forests, we're losing Thailand itself.
00:58So tune into The Signal across the nation's official channels as we dive deep into this investigation.
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