Some 36 endangered wildlife species, identified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, have been recorded in the Nakai-Nam Theun National Park in central Laos.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Women bear highest cost of injustice
A large number of women in Thailand, like Soithip, have been evicted from their ancestral homes in the name of “conservation”. Villagers who have been living and farming in areas subsequently designated national parks, are having their rights and customary practices curtailed. In the case of Bang Kloi, officials burned down their houses and rice barns in 2011 to force them to relocate.
Cambodia’s dwindling fish stocks put spotlight on changing rivers
Experts blame hydropower projects, sand mining, deforestation, wetland conversion and climate change for dramatic drops in water levels in the region’s rivers, severely disrupting fishing and threatening food supplies for millions.
Too late to save Klity Creek
No matter how big the state’s cleanup effort now, it cannot take the waterway back to its prior unspoiled state, though a polluter-pays policy would have helped
Living with the legacy of a climate emergency: the women and girls determined to build a brighter future
It’s hard to imagine what it must feel like to have the effects of climate change make such a noticeable impact on day to day life. Especially when your country has done little to contribute to the crisis – in 2018, Cambodia’s CO2 emissions represented just 0.06% of the world’s total.
Pre-feasibility study for HCM City – Can Tho high-speed rail commissioned
The route will be 140km long, start at Tân Kiên Station in HCM City, pass through the provinces of Long An, Tiền Giang and Vĩnh Long and end at Cái Răng Station in Cần Thơ City. It will have nine stations.
Study shows Mekong droughts drive up carbon emissions, energy costs as dams go dry
The paper adds to a growing body of evidence showing how large infrastructure projects and top-down economic change can make communities in the Global South more vulnerable to climate change.
Cambodia to back green-entrepreneur drive
Cambodia has committed its support for a regional initiative to develop a programme that abets home-grown innovative entrepreneurs with climate tech solutions, according to an official at the Ministry of Environment.
Green project to spur bio and economic diversity in Prey Lang
USAID’s Greening Prey Lang project supported 56 farmers in growing ibis rice. The organisation imparted farmers with technical know-how, market knowledge, sustainable natural resource management skills and, perhaps more critically, it has helped secure funding for the endeavour.