Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Quảng Trị to plant 60,000ha of forests by 2030
Quảng Trị is one of the top localities nationwide in terms of forestation certified by the FSC. The province targets developing at least 60,000 ha of FSC-certified forests by 2030, tripling that in 2019.
Groups voice concerns over new dam
If climate change, in the form of floods or droughts, occurs it would pose a serious impact on the lower downstream areas of the Mekong. The proposed project lacks measures to minimise the impact.
Laos Mining Sector Sees Decline Despite Rich Resources
Mining operations were suspended in 2016 as the sale value of minerals took a dive, and commodity prices on the world market slumped.
Myanmar Secures First Green Loan from Singaporean Banks
The loan is to Burmese developer Shwe Taung Group – the first in the country — to be used for a mixed project that includes offices, a shopping mall and the Pan Pacific Hotel.
Developing groundwater from scratch: Lessons from Laos
With hotter, less predictable weather on the rise, more countries are looking underground for water.
Guardians of the forest: six rifles and one bullet a day
“My mother’s family gets their food from the forest and has been earning money from selling non-timber forest products for more than 20 years.”
Myanmar opium cultivation declines, farmers not happy
Demand for heroin in the region is dropping, as the drug market continues to shift strongly to synthetic drugs.