Thirty-five groups had come together under the umbrella of the River Assembly and believed that if allowed to go ahead as planned the promenade would cause irreparable damage to the country,
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Forestry Communities Tapped to Produce Sustainable Charcoal
Some of the country’s more than 600 “forestry communities”, groups with a claim to communal forests, which they help protect and manage, will be tapped to produce sustainable charcoal and fuelwood under a test project.
Cambodia struggles to keep the lights on
Prime Minister Hun Sen warns of new rolling power outages that threaten to short-circuit the economy as hydropower generation seriously compromised by low water levels.
Unsustainable natural rubber poses major threat to wildlife and people
Six countries providing 95 per cent of the global production, including Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, India and China – covering almost 12 million hectares.
Consultation workshop on Mekong Delta agricultural transformation
In face of the climate change challenges, Vietnam wants to learn from the Netherlands’, including planning, governance, development strategy building, and especially building a key value chain for the region.
Southeast Asia’s trans-regional corridor takes shape
The opening of a new bridge between Thailand and Myanmar has pushed Southeast Asia one step closer to the realization of an East-West Economic Corridor, connecting the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean.
Myanmar Watchdog Criticizes ‘So-Called’ Public Consultation Process for China’s BRI Project
As far as we have observed, their techniques are not systematic. They have neglected the most important tasks of a standard EIA.