Thailand has been aware of environmental problem and has emphasized the preservation of natural resources and environment for a long time was enavted for the main purpose of setting up the nationnal environment board and the office of the national environment board in charge of overall environmental issues B.E. 2535 (1992) was subsequaently enacted and the act 2518 was repealed the new environmental law being currently enforceable is regarded as a fundamental law In addition, this Act focuses on public and private participation in the promotion and conservation of environmental quality as well as the setting-up of promotional measure for funding and assistance in order to raise awareness of the duty to preserve environmental quality.