Needs specific law comparable to the Clean Air Act in Britain and the US, as well as a central, independent agency directly focusing on keeping the environment clean, like the EPA in the US.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
No hooks, lines or sinkers: Cambodians go traditional in fishing ceremony
But fish stocks have declined in recent years due to hydropower dams built upstream in Cambodia and neighbouring countries, and the increase of illegal fishing methods,
Work on major roads to start in 2019, 2020
Work on three and eight sections of the North-South expressway will start this year and the next respectively.
Hold-ups in green energy investment
The growing demand for electricity and investment in Vietnam is catching the attention of renewable energy investors, but administrative hurdles seem to be giving investors trouble.
How Vietnam’s high speed railway will get on track
Infographic video outlines how the proposed north-south high speed railway project is expected to be completed by 2045.
Project aims to test climate change response strategies
Five schools have been selected to test climate change response strategies by planting trees and developing gardens with increased biodiversity.
Rail link to boost Lao, Thai economies
Likely to happen once the Laos-China railway is complete. The railway will play a significant role in linking the two countries that will, in turn, translate as big investments for both.