In implementing the six-point forestry policy, the forestry department is to implement the system under which more forests are grown and more conservation is carried out.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Vietnam’s Equitization Plans: Opportunities and Challenges for Investors
The Vietnamese government has a plan to restructure its economy through privatizing SOEs by equitizing and divesting state capital in more than 400 enterprises by 2020.
Repot says Myanmar’s peace process must address natural resources governance
Natural resources, including timber, gems, oil and gas, and hydropower, generate billions of dollars each year and are inextricably linked to Myanmar’s history of armed conflict, says a new report by Forest Trends.
Lao gov’t gives green light for Laos-Vietnam railway development
State-owned PetroTrade will conduct a feasibility study for the 270km, single-track, Laos-Vietnam railway to run from Thakhaek to the Vung Ang seaport in Vietnam.
Animal Traps Emerge As The Biggest Threat To Wildlife In South East Asia
According to him, more than 200,000 snares were removed from protected areas in the regions of Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos between 2010 and 2015 by patrol teams.