Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Lao power generation firm seeking partners to boost capacity
PPs that have joint ventures with EDL-Gen include Nam Theun 1, Nam Dik 1, Nam Phoun, Nam Bi unit 1-3 and Pak Beng, which are currently under construction.
Minister: Use resources wisely
San Mala, of the Forest Defenders Project of the Cambodia says the state bore primary responsibility for the loss of all those natural resources – justified at the time by mostly unfulfilled promises of economic development in rural areas – because the state’s decision making process excluded input from civil society organisations and citizens, nor did they share any information on these deals with the public beforehand.
Mondulkiri: A taste of Samlor Prong and Cambodia’s indigenous Bunong culture
Samlor Prong plays a major role in Bunong’s culture by reflecting people’s lives and represents a strong connection with mother nature in northeast Cambodia.
UN in Thailand launches Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) online campaign
“We have been separating peace, justice, and the rule of law from each other. Actually, these three elements are the same thing. To create peace, we must also create justice, and the law must also be fair.”
Aquaculture farmers encounter several difficulties: MARD
The weather was complicated and unusual, and severe and prolonged saltwater intrusion and drought in the Mekong Delta also makes aquatic products susceptible to disease.
People live in fear as Mekong riverbanks collapse
Authorities stated that sand mining had not collapsed the riverbank, but locals say the riverbank had never collapsed before the sand mining moved to the section of the river.
Myanmar’s military coup linked to illegal deforestation
The British monitoring group Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) claims that deforestation of primary rainforest at the heart of the country spiralled since the military took over.
Saving a beach paradise from mass tourism
Thai authorities want to cap the number of tourists at Maya Bay to rescue its stressed marine ecosystem. The iconic cove from “The Beach” had to be sealed off to the public after almost all its coral was destroyed.
