Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar are home to the largest mangrove forests in the GMS, but rapid economic growth and illegal logging for fuelwood collection have damaged these forests.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Egat to float solar panels at dams
The full plan includes eight hydropower plants nationwide with a combined capacity of 1,000MW over the next two decades.
Forum to talk climate-resilient development in Mekong Delta
The Prime Minister has agreed in principle the organisation of the forum on sustainable and climate-resilient development of the Mekong Delta in October 2019.
Laos, Thailand seeks ways to improve land management
Most of these conflicts involve individuals, families, villagers, officials, and investors seeking land concessions, while some have arisen from differences between land owners and project developers.
Corruption getting worse in Asia
This drop in score appeared across the board in Asia, with China, Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia dropping between 1 and 3 points from the previous year. Only Laos is able to say it isn’t getting worse.
Myanmar puts Beijing-backed hydropower dam into limbo
Myanmar’s government said on Tuesday it had no plans to resume work on a Chinese-backed hydropower dam, currently halted, despite intensifying pressure to do so from Beijing.
Myitstone dam, a ‘death sentence’ for Myanmar
The Archbishop of Yangon condemns the possible resumption of the controversial Chinese project–attacks “the greed of a superpower”.