The government of Cambodia is accusing its Vietnamese counterpart of complicity in the illegal importation of increasingly scarce and highly valuable Siamese rosewood.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Government enacts tougher forest law
The Myanmar parliament has enacted a tougher forest law that threatens violators with up to 15 years in prison in a bid to conserve the country’s fast-dwindling forests.
Laos claims environmental, social achievements in hydropower project
Nam Theun 2 Power Company claims it has successfully carried out agreements relating to a resettlement program and recommends closure of the Resettlement Implementation Period for the project.
Forest law amendment to be done before 2023
Earlier this week, Mr Kheng said that illegal logging in Mondulkiri province is rampant and that an amendment was needed to delegate more power to local authorities.
Vietnam vows to prevent waste imports, salvage domestic scrap sources
The government is controlling illegal waste imports with a heavy hand, forcing the re-export of substandard scrap imports.
Commentary: Caution rising in China beneath the the Belt and Road Initiative’s shiny facade
A railway being built through Laos is almost entirely to provide China easier access to Thailand, eventually linking with high-speed lines to Bangkok.
Wake-up call on climate issued: “Grow more trees”
The plan is to issue green bonds by raising funds from investors–the proceeds allocated to farmers to grow trees for processed timber or sold in the carbon trading market.
Opinion: Belt and Road is drawing China and Thailand closer together
The young students’ desire for knowledge and the expectations of people from all circles give me a strong feeling that we should speed up cooperation between China and Thailand under the Belt and Road.”
Cambodia’s Reliance on Chinese Debt is Risky: US Official
“Cambodia’s leaders must recognize the risks of relying on only one partner, and whether its people will accept that major change in the country’s orientation,”
In Vietnam: Assessing City Resilience
“We would like to apply our experience to a larger set of cities in Vietnam to create a nationally representative city resilience index.”