The adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are being felt in Vietnam’s fisheries sector, with export value falling 30 percent year-on-year in March.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
NGO voices concern about Myanmar, regional migrants affected by COVID-19 scare
Migrants in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) are among the most vulnerable to the present upheaval, given their limited access to healthcare, lack of job security and precarious immigration status.
Narcotics Chief Reports Heroin Production Rising in Golden Triangle
Seizures of heroin from the Golden Triangle areas along Chiang Rai’s Myanmar-Laos border, have been rising every year. Mr Niyom said drug producers use China, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand as a base to transport shipments.
Ministry proposes exempting charges for granting rights to exploit water resources
Plan to exemptcharges on businesses for granting rights to exploit water resources for half a year, estimated at 600 billion VND (over 25 million USD), or for a year.
Xayabouri Dam and drought are exposing the Mekong riverbed downstream
Satellite images suggest testing operations on the Mekong’s newest mainstream dam is holding water and exposing downstream stretches on the Thai/Lao border.
Trà Vinh to build two erosion prevention projects
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province has faced serious erosion along rivers and coastal areas in recent years, affecting agricultural production and the lives of locals.
Myanmar’s illegal trade in medical waste poses coronavirus risk
Dressed in orange uniforms issued by the Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) they plucked blood-stained intravenous drip tubes and used syringes from red trash bags and tossed them into yellow ones…
Prey Lang forest promoted
The USAID Greening Prey Lang Project recently presented its three month report helping to promote community livelihoods, developing strategic plans for forests, recruiting community groups and training rangers.