“The annual output of my tea plantation in 2018 is 150 kilograms, but in 2019, it was reduced by two-thirds to 56 kilograms. This year, I only harvested 36 kilograms,” said farmer Lan Pi.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Cambodia’s silent wildlife slaughter risks zoonotic crossovers
The alarming rate of wildlife slaughter for the illicit bushmeat trade, raising concerns of the risk of a home-grown zoonotic crossover event similar to what may have spawned the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lao Capital Residents Fight Land Grab, Reject Compensation
Amounts offered to individual property holders are far below market – 248 landowners now fighting the land grab.
Forest activist seeking PM’s intervention in ‘assault’ case
The beating, he said, occurred after he filed a complaint against some citizens and officials for allowing land-stealing at the Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary and the Tampuans’ designated land.
Chinese-Backed Copper Exploration Plans in Myanmar Rekindle Fears
Alarmed residents who fear losing their farms in a repeat of earlier bitter clashes over land rights, pollution, and compensation that gripped the region.
COVID-19, electric vehicles to reshape Thailand’s auto industry
Could pummel local auto industry because it is dominated by hundreds of parts makers, while EVs require just 10% to 20% as many of parts as internal-combustion vehicles.
Thailand accepts World Bank’s climate change grant
Thailand has approved an acceptance draft for a 5 million dollar grant from the World Bank, to fund projects reducing the emission of environmentally harmful HFC gas.
Siemens Gamesa scores two new orders for 165 MW wind turbines for wind energy in Vietnam
The Tan Thuan wind power project is Siemens Gamesa’s fourth in a nearshore environment in Vietnam and the largest wind farm of its kind to date in the country.