Government policies have paved the way for investments in mining and agriculture but have placed greater pressure on land and impoverished communities.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
‘All the fish died’: communities alarmed at impact of banana plantations
Communities increasingly alarmed about the environmental impact of chemical runoff from burgeoning Chinese run banana plantations.
Environment Ministry responds to deforestation claim
Denounces public criticism blaming deforestation as the major factor for high temperatures in the Kingdom.
World’s largest ivory seizure in Da Nang
Investigations document how weak law enforcement, corruption and a marked lack of political will in Vietnam render it an attractive centre for wildlife criminals.