Villagers claimed they were evicted from their land to pave way for a property development project owned by a well-connected family without any compensation.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Stung by evidence of internal graft, Forest Department launches purge
An arrest warrant was issued for her last August over serious “wood-poaching” offences.
40 mining blocks wait for recommendation from respective regions, states to operate
“We also seek opinions from the local people,” says permanent secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation.
Turning Temple Town green through ‘upcycling’
A social enterprise in Siem Reap came up with innovative solutions to the accumulating wastes at the tourism hot spot of Siem Reap. It “upcycles” refuse into biofuel, soap and durable goods.
Report: Illegal Logging Still Rampant in Cambodia’s Prey Lang Forest
Grassroot forest protection group’s 7th Monitoring Report, published Monday, also says that the government is making the situation worse by requiring permits to patrol the forest.
Bangkok Fights Floods with Thirsty Landscaping
“We need to be thinking about everything we build in the context of mitigating climate-change impact.,” says its designer.
New possible solutions to Vietnam’s waste problems
Closed-loop organic waste processing technology and de-centralised waste processing are possible solutions for Vietnam’s organic waste problems, experts said at a discussion panel earlier this week.
Turning Bio-Waste to a Bio-Economy in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta
Initial value chain analysis shows these low-value bi-products can be used to make higher value products that can increase the income of rice farmers and millers and provide affordable energy to the wider region.