Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Vietnam needs $10 bln a year for energy development
Will amend laws governing electricity, oil and gas as well as enact new regulations on renewable energy to develop specialized mechanisms encouraging investment.
Chinese Investment in Myanmar: Beyond Myitsone Dam
How national security concerns sealed the varying fates of Chinese investment projects in Myanmar.
Survivors of Laos’ Worst Dam Disaster Still Struggling Two Years Later
Two years after a dam collapse that caused Laos’ worst flooding in decades, villagers who lost their homes and land in the disaster say they are still struggling.
Activist ban spurs forest crimes
The activists complained they are barred from forest protection efforts and are being obstructed from carrying out patrols to protect illegal activity.
Win-win solution for forests, people
The change resulting from switching the farming practices in Mae Chaem to chemical-free sustainable agroforestry comes with many dimensions.
Feeding Cambodia’s hungry children amid COVID-19 and saving the environment too
Although Cambodia has escaped largely unscathed from the medical effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic the effects of lost jobs on household incomes is something else.