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Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Andaman forests need longer intervals between repeat logging for recovery: study
In the Andaman archipelago where selective logging is practised by the forest department, an interval of 10-25 years between logging events is not sufficient for the forests, especially deciduous forests, to recover from the first logging cycle.
China-backed AIIB leaves door open to lending to Myanmar’s junta
The statement comes as governments and companies with interests in Myanmar are under increasing pressure to sever links with the country’s military junta after it overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s administration and cracked down on protesters.
Coal-powered developments threaten Cambodia’s largest national park
Within a protected area covered by a patchwork of plantations, Cambodian officials are making space for yet another industrial zone, and a new coal-fired power plant
Illegal company stopped from filling flooded forest in Banteay Meanchey
Chan Ra, a resident of Prasath village, said that he believes local authorities conspired with a local company to clear land in the protected area.
Non-governmental organisations plea for action on wild bird protection
The Vietnam Environment Administration under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment announced that 18 international and domestic non-governmental organisations have signed in a letter sent to the PM to adopt policies intended to protect wild birds.
New master plan for seaports needed to further boost economic development
Special attention will be attached to developing the seaport system for the Mekong Delta region which had abundant sources of agricultural products for export but the seaport system remained poorly developed.
Prime Minister joins tree plantation drive
This is a part of the government’s plans to plant 35 million trees over 36,950 hectares this year and to restore up to 70 percent of its forest cover by 2025.
Abundant and sustainable talipot palm trees supply natural products
“Frankly speaking, we are not targeting any particular age group. It just happened to be the case that this skill is much more common among the elders. Since they are too old to migrate elsewhere for employment, this has become their work aside from farming. The other reason is that not many people in the younger generations have learned this skill yet,” Sokheng says.
Man wanted for felling rosewood tree in Angkor
According to Thy, this is not the first such incident in the Angkor resort area. He said there have been several cases already, but the perpetrators remained at large.