Over the last three years, religious establishments have carried out some 1,000 projects in environmental protection and climate change combat, heard a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on May 16.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Bangkok is sinking fast
The implication is that while the sea level rises, the lowering of ground level continues, leaving the city doubly vulnerable to urban flooding.
Study examines forest loss in Mekong region
ll countries in the region are still consistently losing primary forest and facing forest degradation from agricultural expansion, infrastructure development, mining operations, forest fires, and civil conflict.
Parliament Paves Way for Environmental, Ecological Conservation with IPBES Membership Approval
Myanmar’s membership in IPBES will benefit the country’s ecological conservation efforts and bring it scientific and policy-relevant knowledge on climate change.
The sad end of Lao’s elephants
The dangers that wild elephants face in Lao stems from deforestation which is exacerbated by the demand for timber coming from neighbouring countries like China and Vietnam.
Activist ‘victim’ of Thai junta’s forest policy
Nittaya, who has been strongly defending local people’s right to till land for their livelihoods, received a jail term of at least four months and a fine of Bt40,000 for encroaching on the Sai Thong National Park in Chaiyaphum province.