The Lao government has approved more than 6,000 investment projects with combined funding of nearly $37 billion since the introduction of the market-oriented economy in the 1980s.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Slow grid rollout shows why Myanmar should join the personal energy revolution
Where demand density is low, such as villages and rural towns, it should prioritise personal energy. More people will receive electricity faster and the risk of premature grid extension without sufficient supply can be mitigated.
First-ever action plan to save Asian elephants
The Environment Ministry in cooperation with Fauna & Flora International has adopted Cambodia’s first-ever action plan to save the Asian elephant from extinction.
Video: Camera traps show what lies within Myanmar’s lowland forests
Tanintharyi’s lowland forests represent Myanmar’s last remaining habitat for tigers and other rare species. These and other surveys of the southern Tanintharyi region recorded 166 species that are considered threatened on the IUCN Red List.