Scientists said most lizards they found last year were young since the grownups had all presumably been caught or hunted.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Beyond Myitsone: the sleeping Chipwi hydropower project
While national attention remains focused on the Myitsone dam, Frontier visits one of the six other mega-dams north of the Ayeyarwady River.
Banks keen on green projects
Green credit is a trend in the global banking and finance industry and more Vietnamese banks are following suit.
Vietnam: 4 GW PV Installation Finished in Past Two Months
Vietnam has 82 solar power plants connect to power network in past two months, accounting 8.28% in its electricity supply mix, which is higher the 1,000MW target set for 2020.
How many elephants are left in the wild
Poaching continues in places such as the southeastern Asian nations of Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand (whose national symbol is the elephant).
Dengue fever outbreaks are rising worldwide: What you should know
Singapore and Vietnam are also seeing outbreaks
Forests caught between well-meaning conflicting laws
Since the process to prove historial residency is complicated and lengthy, forestry officials found many pieces of park lands under investigation were bought and transferred.
Kampong Speu’s solar farm completed
The government has approved a raft of renewable energy projects since the country started to suffer power shortages earlier this year.
Damming the Mekong Basin to environmental hell
But, far from protecting against water shortages, as supporters promise, large dams are contributing to river depletion and severely exacerbating parched conditions.
ASEAN forges cooperation in agriculture, forestry
They exchanged experience in models of rural and agricultural development, response to climate change and international economic integration.