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Fruits of spoil: Laos’ forests disappearing as fruit farms flourish
The country’s improved railway connectivity facilitates fruit exports to China but has also sparked a boom in foreign-owned banana and durian farms, leading to forest clearance
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SPECIAL REPORTS
A Thirst for Sand
The rising demand for sand to resume post-pandemic growth drives unregulated and illegal sand mining in the Mekong River, where people living along its banks have lost their houses and fortunes to severe erosion.
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EYE ON SOLUTIONS
COP 16: Thai fishing community pleads for conservation funding
While governments discuss funds to protect biodiversity, indigenous and local communities point out their proven conservation work needs to be eligible for grants
IN THEIR EYES
Nature: The key to Mekong’s sustainable growth and development
As Mekong economies grow, urgent action is needed to save dwindling freshwater species
