s much as 400,000 rai will be designated for industrial areas within the government’s flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Community-based forest management the way forward
Forestry experts are optimistic about the future in Vietnam, largely thanks to community-based forest management.
Myanmar seizes 63 tons of illegal timber in forest reserve
llegal logging often occurs in the area although the authorities have outlawed all logging operation in Bago Yoma mountain range for a 10-year period starting from 2016.
Making Vietnam’s textile industry sustainable
Vietnam ranks as the fifth largest exporter of apparel goods in the world but our industry is more famous for low-cost production with limited environmental standards. If it does not change its practice now.
Why China’s BRI is a win-win for Myanmar
Agruing that the BRI should not be viewed as a threat or a form of predatory economics by which the Chinese can export their infrastructure construction model, which heavily relies on state-owned enterprises.
Lao Dam disaster victims stare at uncertain future
Fears linger for livelihoods as new villages being built for Lao victims may not be suitable for agriculture
Displaced Kachin villagers call for permanent stop to Myitsone Dam
Concerns intensify as Chinese apply pressure to have controversial megaproject restarted
Happy eco-campers: protecting wildlife in Cambodia
A new eco-tourism camp keeps a remote forest safe from poaching, and offers a laid-back stay with creature comforts
How can Cambodia take on the mammoth task of fighting its illegal ivory trade?
This month’s discovery of trinkets carved from the tusks of extinct woolly mammoths is just the latest evidence that Cambodia is playing a growing role in the international illegal ivory trade