Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Oddar Meanchey forestry official denies logging collusion allegation
District Forestry Administration chief Cheal Sophal is alleged to have colluded with a soldier who purchased timber from illegal loggers near the Thai border.
Senators approve 2019-2023 development plan, power projects
The Pursat hydro dam project will affect the homes of 347 families and farmland belonging to 296 families in 5,355 hectares of land. He added that 600,724 hectares of forest land will also be affected.
US helps Laos expand agriculture networks
The United States has agreed to expand support for Laos through the Creating Linkages for Expanded Agriculture Network (CLEAN) project, which is helping improve the quality of farmers’ products and expand exports.
The Stalemate Driving Vietnam’s Illegal Wildlife Trade
Vietnam had a plan for ending bear bile farming. What went wrong?
Concerns raised over Việt Nam’s largest infrastructure project
There have been two very different financial proposals put forward for Vietnam’s North-South high-speed railway project.
Helping flood recovery and resilience building in Laos
After the cyclones and floods in 2018, Lao PDR enhanced its recovery capacity and helped mobilize financing for reconstruction and resilience by conducting a Post-Disaster Needs Assessment
In the remote Cambodian jungles, we made sure rare crocodiles have enough food
The Siamese crocodile once lived in Southeast Asian freshwater rivers from Indonesia to Myanmar. But now, fewer than 1000 breeding individuals remain.