A few families in Cambodia’s southwest lead resistance effort against large resort including casino and golf courses.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Laos Accused of Copy-Pasting Dam Impact Survey
Large sections of the Pak Lay study “are simply copied directly from the (2015) Pak Beng [report]” – which an MRC review found was inaccurate.
Timber deal undermines Myanmar’s forestry reform: EIA
NGO warns that a timber trade deal in Kayah State represents “a significant step backwards” to forestry reform and urged the authorities to revoke the agreement.
In Vietnam and elsewhere, ‘disaster capitalism’ is at play
But now, so many people are getting rich by taking sand from the riverbed, draining underground water, excavating the earth for mining, and cutting down forests for timber, just taking as much as they can.
Chinese Initiatives Threaten Mekong River
China’s Belt and Road Iniative could deliver more damage to an already fragile ecosystem that helps support some 284 million people.