Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Regional cooperation needed to protect precious marine environment
Five of the top 10 global polluting countries are ASEAN members, thus urgent collective action and co-operation is needed for achieving an effective and sustainable solution.
Lao Government Vows to Enforce Ban on Concessions for New Banana Plantations
Concerns over chemical run-off from heavily polluting Chinese-owned banana plantations led to orders forbidding new concessions, though many farms still operate under contracts valid for several more years.