“No one will ever be allowed to return to live in Bang Kloi-Jai Paen Din village. For those villagers who do not have any farmland, they will be provided with some.”
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Preparations for Luang Prabang hydropower plant nearly complete
The 1,460MW Mekong hydropower project is located about 25km from Luang Prabang city and will generate electricity mainly for sale to Thailand and Vietnam when commercial operation begins in 2027.
Urgent intervention efforts requested at Pea Raing Lake
A conservation official said that the Pea Raing Lake, which previously spanned 270 ha, had now been reduced by drought to a surface area of 30ha to 40ha and with a water depth below one metre in places.
Govt mulls southern bridge spots
The future transport route could become a new option for cargo shipments between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and it will boost economic development in areas in southern Thailand, he said.
Forest farms a sustainable econo-enviro dual solution
Over the next few years Think Biotech has plans to plant more than 30,000 more hectares of trees – and then 120,000ha over the next five to 10 years.
Hanoi air quality improves in pandemic year but still a concern
The city’s PM2.5 concentration of 37.9 μg/m³ remained nearly at four times the World Health Organization (WHO) target for annual exposure (10 μg/m³).
New platform aims to reveal dam and climate impacts on the Mekong
Researchers hope the tool, which provides satellite imagery, maps and data, will show effects of dam building and climate change in the Mekong basin
Government speeds up plans to prevent saltwater intrusion
The amount of water held in large and medium-sized state-built reservoirs and dams is currently recorded at 43 billion cubic metres, which is roughly half the level to meet demand in the country over the coming months.
Thailand’s Indigenous Peoples fight for ‘land of our heart’
“…a further 1.6 million hectares (4 million acres) of Indigenous and local community lands lack legal recognition, almost three times those surveyed in official figures.”
Mekong’s Four Thousand Islands New Area aiming to draw 15 million visitors per year by 2050
The province is one of the biggest foreign investment projects in Laos and aims to create a green and modern town that is environmentally friendly.