At the Shanghai Institute of Technology, a center for people-to-people exchanges between China and the Mekong region countries, to which Laos belongs, was established last week. The “Belt and Road Lancang-Mekong Railway Connectivity Center” was initiated by the institute, which has a rich history of participation in the construction of the railway and education exchanges with Laos.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Critically endangered giant muntjac spotted in Cambodia
Also referred to as large-antlered muntjac, it is one of the many other critically endangered species placed in the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
CP takes on climate change, vows to be carbon neutral
set the goal of becoming carbon neutral throughout the entirety of its supply chain as it adapts to the climate change challenge.
UK will consider buying carbon credits
UK Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development has promised to send a team of experts to Cambodia to study needs for improvement in the environment and natural resources.
Australia, Germany, Switzerland to provide nearly USD13 million to improve the Mekong River Basin’s overall state
The contribution follows a recent wave of Development Partners funding to the MRC, as the Commission begins implementing its Strategic Plan 2021–2025 under a new direction to overcome the multiple threats that the basin faces.
Cleaning up Cambodia’s kitchens could curb deforestation, climate change
Education is a key strategy for implementing the shift away from charcoal and wood, as their use is ingrained in the culture, with many Cambodians saying food doesn’t taste as good when cooked with other fuels.
Gold mining in Mondulkiri province safe and money spinner
Cambodia’s natural resources minister said last week that the gold mine project will alleviate any environmental problem that arises as Australian-owned Renaissance Minerals as well as other companies involved will strictly adhere to the ESIA and work closely with the ministry.
Exhibition sends message on environmental protection
An exhibition of landscape paintings entitled “The Echo of Nature” is underway at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi. Through the paintings which showcase the beauty of Vietnam’s countryside and its ethnic minority people, artists hope to send messages about environmental protection and climate change to the audience.
Laos in push to inspect dams before rainy season begins
Lao authorities have ordered owners of the country’s 78 dams to monitor water levels and safety conditions ahead of the start of this year’s rainy season, fearing a repeat of past structural collapses and deadly floods
Cambodia, China agree to boost transport development cooperation
Regarding the building of a bridge crossing the Mekong River that will connect Kratie and Kampong Thom provinces, Chanthol said it will be funded by a concessional loan from China. The Chinese government has also agreed to help construct the road section from Stung Treng province to the border with Laos, classifying it as ASEAN highway number 11,