Erosion is one of the factors that has led to a loss of protection forests in a coastal area in Gò Công Đông District in Tiền Giang Province.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Taking power – Chinese firm to run Laos electric grid
The poor, small Southeast Asian country is set to cede majority control of its electric grid to a Chinese company, as it struggles to stave off a potential debt default.
US Official Attacks China’s ‘Manipulation’ of the Mekong
Southeast Asia’s mighty river is quickly becoming a new front in US-China competition.
The Last Farewell to the Mighty Mekong
“This is a terrible disaster for the whole Mekong region. If we lose the Tonle Sap we lose the heart of the biggest inland fisheries in the world.”
Prek Kampi potential Natural World Heritage Site
The ministry is studying the site to prepare a report for UNESCO as Prek Kampi is home to the most Mekong river dolphins in Cambodia.”
Cambodian Environmental Activists Arrested Before Protest Over Development on Lake
“We regard this as yet another serious crime by the Hun Sen dictatorship—one that was designed to silence Cambodia’s civil society.”
Mekong Delta needs $6.7 billion for smart climate change projects
The Mekong Delta, Vietnam’s agriculture hub, needs $4.7 to $6.7 billion in 2021-2025 for smart projects to tackle climate change, the World Bank says.