Currently, in Thailand, proposed development projects require an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as part of the approval process. Effective public participation in the process of developing an EIA helps to ensure fairness and equity for the EIA system. It enables stakeholders to share information and exchange views concerning the complex issues and likely impacts of the proposed development project. Thailand has substantial legislation and regulations that aim to enable public participation for EIA processes. However, implementation of public participation provisions is failing at least to some degree. This article explores how the law concerning public participation might be improved to enable better implementation of the EIA system in Thailand. Some methods for employing effective public participation to support the implementation of EIAs are proposed.

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公众参与：我们如何才能让它在泰国的环境影响评估系统中发挥作用？

目前，在泰国，拟议的开发项目需要环境影响评估 (EIA) 作为批准过程的一部分。在制定环评过程中有效的公众参与有助于确保环评系统的公平和公正。它使利益相关者能够共享信息并就拟议开发项目的复杂问题和可能影响交换意见。泰国有大量旨在让公众参与环境影响评估过程的立法和法规。然而，公众参与条款的实施至少在某种程度上是失败的。本文探讨了如何改进有关公众参与的法律，以便更好地在泰国实施 EIA 系统。