Vietnam’s environment ministry has requested south-central Binh Thuan Province authorities relocate families affected by dust and noise produced by a thermal power station.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Vietnam’s Environmental Challenges Risk EU Free Trade – Analysis
Since negotiations started in 2012, Vietnam has come a long way to meet the Agreement’s requirements. But significant environmental challenges remain.
Conference on solutions to conserving Mekong wetlands
There are many serious threats to wetlands’ biodiversity, the ecosystem services of the Mekong River and its tributaries and also the Tonle Sap lake.
Convention on Biodiversity amendment offers new opportunity for Vietnam
In the Mekong Delta, a key Government aim is to de-intensify rice production to reconnect the Mekong’s flood plain and restore ecosystem functions.
Myanmar artisan care out a living from marble, but some fear the dust that cloaks the village
“For years, she has walked down from the mines from morning till sunset carrying large marble slabs on her head, laborious work for about $3.50 a day.”
Illegal fishing still a threat to Irrawaddy dolphins
Irrawaddy dolphin population in the province is significantly low, with their number recorded at 80.
COVID Crisis Provides Opportunity for Thailand’s Captive Elephants
Science has already demonstrated that rewilding captive elephants is possible and that it has positive outcomes.
Thailand suggests Mekong River dam construction impact mitigation
At last week’s Mekong River Commission (MRC) Joint Committee’s meeting, Thailand offered eight suggestions on Laos’ plans for its latest mainstream Mekong dam.
European banks implicated in Cambodia’s microcredit scandal
Bank has become a ferocious predator, seizing the land and homes of poor farmers who are up to their eyeballs in debt and can’t make their payments.
Erosion devours 12 Mekong Delta homes
The Mekong Delta province has 46 riverine and six coastal areas termed “severe” erosion hotspots, its agriculture department warned last year.