Chinese-funded projects in Laos could hasten the eradication of the elephant population.
Category: Laos
Laos plans 12 new hydropower projects this year
The dam projects are expected to generate about 1,950 megawatts of power, most of which will be exported to Thailand
Is Laos facing a dam disaster?
As a major investor and primary purchaser of Lao electricity, Thailand could see US$81 billion in profits by 2040.
Six years on, wife of disappeared Laos activist ‘can’t move on’
The disappearance of Sombath Somphone, an award-winning environmental campaigner, drew rare international attention to the poor rights record of Laos.
Laos to mobilize aid to social sector development
Working with development partners on new strategies to mobilize assistance to the social sector amid current aid cuts.
42 killed, 23 missing in July dam collapse
According to KPL, two more bodies of victims of the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy dam collapse were found on Nov. 30.
Govt experts meet to improve pesticide management
Cooperation was also needed to assist with farmer field school, for scaling out agro ecology-based management of crop pests and diseases and to eliminate the indiscriminate use of agrochemicals in crop production,