Efforts include climate smart landscape planning (particularly for forests and the Mekong Delta), climate budgeting, and improving water resources protection and use efficiency.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Endangered elephants reclaim national park as lockdown allows them to roam freely
Without jeeps and crowds, some 300 elephants have been able to walk around Khao Yai, Thailand’s oldest national park.
Sanakham prior consultation delayed by MRC
More. time needed for the Member Countries to discuss and agree on recommended measures to avoid, minimise and mitigate potential cross-border adverse impacts from the project.”
Thai NGOs Urge Government Not to Buy Power from Sanakham Dam in Laos
A dam planned for construction by Laos on the Mekong river will have negative impacts not only on Lao villages but also in nearby Thailand, a coalition of Thai environmental groups say.
Coronavirus turns Teflon Thailand’s wealth gap into a economic chasm
As Covid-19 eats into exports and tourism, the gap between rich and poor in one of the world’s most unequal countries is only getting wider.
Coronavirus is crushing Cambodia’s dreams of oil wealth
Though the pandemic is causing serious pain everywhere, it is hitting every engine which would have allowed Cambodia to repeat its 7.1% growth last year.
Wildlife NGO releases film against eating bush meat
The Wildlife Alliance has launched a short film warning the public about deadly health risks when eating bush meat.
UNDP Equator Prize to indigenous land stewardship in Myanmar
Salween Peace Park in Myanmar employs a vision of sustainable natural resources use through an expression of Karen indigenous identity, based on peace and self-determination.
“Polluter pays” in Vietnam’s amended Environment Protection Bill
Current environmental laws do not have any regulations on the “polluter-pays principle”, so fails to encourage people to reduce, reuse, recycle and classify the waste at source.
The many-sided fight over northern Kachin’s forests
The derailing of Hkakabo Razi’s World Heritage bid reveals a multifaceted battle of interests spanning international conservation, commercial exploitation, party politics and local forest management.