Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
No money, no need: Experts question proposed rail line to China
Already a railroad route from Hai Phong to the China border, and the volume of goods that needs to be transported is not so great as to justify building a whole new line.
Exhibition highlighting biological resources of Mekong region opens
Summit promotes Mekong-Korea Biodiversity Center to be established in Myanmar to promote the various uses of the region’s biological resources, such as in skin care and cosmetic products.
Villagers Seek Land Dispute Resolution From Interior Ministry
More than 300 people from Koh Kong province protested in Phnom Penh over more-than-decade long land disputes with companies that demonstrators say pushed them off their plots.
Groups object to $250m World Bank project
“No one wants economic development more than those of us in conflict zones, but it must be the right kind of development at the right time.”
MRC council approves new strategy to address droughts
A Data and Information System Reinvigoration, as well as a Basin Development and Strategic Plan, would potentially increase short-term and long-term benefits for the river basin’s management.