In the letter, the UNESCO director said the organisation had taken due note of the concern expressed in the letter, as well as the plight of the Karen people, and had passed on their letter to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the advisory committee.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Kiên Giang irrigation works prevent saltwater intrusion, protect crops
When the irrigation system is completed, it will serve a total area of 384,120ha of agriculture and aquaculture in Kiên Giang, Hậu Giang, Cà Mau and Bạc Liêu provinces.
Cambodians fight the ‘cancer’ eating away at Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary
With a $21 million budget, consultancy firm Tetra Tech is implementing the USAID-funded Greening Prey Lang Project alongside the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Conservation International. What has been one of the most visible attempts to conserve Prey Lang, however, appears to have done little to stop the ongoing destruction of the protected area.
Critically Endangered Hornbill gets a protection boost in Thailand.
The poaching and illegal trade of this species feeds a demand for luxury items such as jewellery and decorations, carved out of this hornbill’s casque, which is a solid helmet shaped structure at the top of the animal’s head.
Villagers Worried About Premature Construction on Laos’ Luang Prabang Dam
“The scale of the construction is intensifying, and it goes on all day and all night. The workers are clearing, digging, and blasting rock and land. We can’t sleep and we have nowhere to complain,”
Laos Grants 25-Year Power Grid Concession to Chinese-Majority Firm
Laos’ reserves had dwindled to $864 million as of June last year, an amount insufficient to meet debt obligations totaling more than $1 billion annually until the end of 2024.
Tiền Giang expands crop-rotation cultivation, improves productivity
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang plans to expand rotation cultivation models for rice and other crops in its eastern area in an aim to improve productivity and cope with natural disasters,
Unravelling the past, present and future of solar policy in Vietnam
EVN has observed the duck curve phenomenon between 10:00am and 2:00pm from excess solar electricity generation impacting the grid power system. By contrast, peak power demand in Vietnam from 5:30-6:30pm cannot be addressed by solar.
Cambodia to develop Kep coastline for tourists
According to Piseth, currently only 300m of Kep’s coastline is developed, which does not meet growing demand from tourists each year. The province’s coastline has a total length of nearly 27km.