In Thailand, however, communities are being evicted from national parks under a law aimed at conserving forests.
Category: ASEAN
Rights issues from transborder investments in focus at forum
From Malaysia, Myanmar and Laos, to Indonesia, the impacts from transborder investments were discussed at the forum organised by Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission and Forest People Programme. It ends tomorrow.
UN climate talks ‘flawed’, could sabotage efforts
Activists say inequality is built into negotiation system, smaller countries being drowned out
Trade of coastal sand is damaging wildlife of poorer nations, study finds
Wealthy nations’ drastic increase in construction sand consumption contributes to erosion of estuaries. Sand worth US$752m was imported by Singapore from Cambodia between 2007 and 2016.
Offshore wind power: The under-explored opportunity to replace coal in Asia
Offshore wind energy could grow from the current 4.5 GW into a major $20-30 billion annual global market in the coming decade and the emerging Asian markets stand to benefit the most
GMS countries implement ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution
Delegates discussed solutions and made decisions on forest fire and haze pollution control in ASEAN and GMS countries.
In Search of Maritime Grand Strategy: Thailand’s fisheries policy under the military rule
Despite no official record, some believed the number of kidnapped and unregistered workers could be up to 200,000.
Chinese constructors complete foundation of cross-Mekong River super bridges
The China-Lao high speed railway will cross the Mekong at Luang Prabang, the UNESCO-listed city in northern Laos, as part of the new trans-Asian railway network.
Southeast Asian forest loss much greater than expected, with negative implications for climate
The findings are important: they raise questions about assumptions made in global climate change projections as well as future environmental conditions in the region.
A troubled paradise: Boracay Island’s already fragile environment
President Duterte called the island a “cesspool”. (Closed Islands in Southeast Asia under threat from tourism – Part 1)