95 percent of its coral reefs are gone. Absent more restrictions, recovery won’t happen. (Closed Islands in Southeast Asia under threat from tourism – Part 2)
Category: Thailand
China eyes its next prize – the Mekong
China’s growing control over the Mekong is a crucial component of immobilising sovereignty in mainland Southeast Asia.
The world’s plastic crisis in the Mekong region
As the world’s single largest contributor of plastic waste into the marine environment, Mekong countries must provide leadership to restore health in our oceans.
Rural poor squeezed by land concessions in Mekong region: report
Companies acquired concessions amounting to the size of a small European country, while rural Mekong residents saw their landholdings shrink or disappear over the past two decades.
Six Mekong nations call for accelerated action to eliminate malaria before 2030
Sign joint Ministerial Call for Action at the World Health Assembly in Geneva to strengthen tracking and reporting
Remote sensing observation to help sustainable development along the Mekong
China to coordinate remote sensing along the Mekong River with countries from Asia and Oceania
‘Alarming levels’ of methamphetamine trafficking in Asia’s Mekong, UN warns
Organized crime groups in Asia’s Mekong region have intensified the production and trafficking of highly-addictive methamphetamine.
Farm chemicals ‘pose a threat to public health’
With decision due next week, academics call for ban on dangerous herbicides and pesticides.
Earth Journalism Network holds First ‘Training of Trainers’ in the Asia-Pacific
Thailand hosts leaders of environmental journalist networks to discuss needs and challenges faced in producing environmental content.
Mekong River nations face the hidden costs of China’s dams
Dozens of projects threaten agriculture and fishing in Southeast Asia