Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Vietnam consuming natural resources faster than in 2018
This assessment is based on the Earth Overshoot Day (EOD) concept, which marks the date when humanity’s annual demand on nature exceeds what the earth’s ecosystems can regenerate that year.
Flooding in Laos’ Southern Provinces Displaces 100,000, Kills at Least 28
More than 580,000 people have been impacted and at least 28 have died in floods caused by heavy rains over the past two weeks in Laos’ southern provinces
Thailand to Ban 3 herbicides agreed, with conditions
Will ban paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos, provided that the alternatives, which are not known to exist, “are effective, are affordable for farmers, and less hazardous.”
Mercury contamination scare sparks panic, exodus in Vietnam
housands of people have fled their homes in central Hanoi after mercury was released into the environment in a fire that destroyed a light bulb factory.
Reacting to reform: Cambodia’s environment
Only Bhutan has a greater proportion of its territory protected for the purposes of nature conservation. So, does this mean that Prime Minister Hun Sen has become an environmental leader?