Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
EU to hit Myanmar, Cambodia with trade sanctions over rights record
Both may soon lose preferential access to the EU market under the bloc’s so-called Everything But Arms arrangement, which permits tariff-free access for all exports except for weapons and ammunition.
Cambodia’s Women Entrepreneurs Aim to Scale Up
The goal? Reshaping the business landscape in Cambodia to encourage women to run businesses, and to promote women as business leaders.
Saving Mekong forests must remain a focus for slowing climate change
As the IPCC readies its Special Report Global Warming at 1.5 °C, world leading scientists warn forest protection is paramount. How will the Mekong Region respond? Ask China.
China Reshapes The Vital Mekong River To Power Its Expansion
Chinese gunboat presence on the Mekong is “just to remind neighbors of the influence they can wield and that the hard power, the sharp power they hold is increasing.”
Plastic Waste in the World’s Oceans Could Double by 2030
An estimated 80 percent of the plastic in the ocean is derived from land-based sources and more than half of that can be attributed to China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam
Laos’ Nam Ha Protected Area named among Asia’s top 10 eco-tourism destinations
Nam Ha is a national protected area in northern Luang Namtha province. This mostly forested park is home to a variety of ethnic groups and diverse animal and plant species.
Mekong Delta’s sinking problem
The great Mekong Delta is struggling to rebuild itself fast enough to cope with rising seas.
Poverty falling at rapid pace, says UNDP
All the poverty rateslines, either based on income and other dimensions, have seen big reductions at a gradual pace, often surpassing its peers in the Asia Pacific region and in the world.