While governments discuss funds to protect biodiversity, indigenous and local communities point out their proven conservation work needs to be eligible for grants
Category: Eye on Solutions
Solutions and innovative ideas from individuals, local businesses and communities setting a mission to solve environmental challenges.
Meet Myanmar’s women entrepreneurs who show strength amid a crisis
Local entrepreneurs ─ from a café owner and a honey producer to a craft maker ─ share stories of resilience and commitment in their sustainable businesses
Guardians of Pat-Chan: How river conservations thrived before Myanmar’s crisis
A group of conservationists and villagers fought to preserve Myanmar’s southern Pat-Chan River and its mangrove forests – until a military coup forced their efforts to halt
Mapping the future of solar capacity in the Mekong region and beyond
A review of Southeast Asia’s evolving landscape of solar energy adoption, from achievements to hurdles and future aspirations
Technology boosted as key to solving world’s water crisis
At the Bali water forum, critics argued the focus on technology overlooked the competition for water and the environmental and social implications
Viet Nam’s budding food forests
One hectare at a time, farmers are switching to a new chemical-free way of growing food while regenerating degraded soil
Cambodian villagers plan new attraction after last dolphin dies
With the Irrawaddy dolphin now extinct in their section of the Mekong, villagers hatch a new plan to attract tourists
In Viet Nam’s Mekong Delta, ‘shrimp-on-rice’ combats salinization
Shrimp and rice share the land as farmers test a new model in the battle against salty water in Viet Nam’s ‘rice bowl’
Calls mount for a flood warning system in Laos
Flash floods in Laos due to unpredictable water levels lead to calls for a warning system to help people and local businesses prevent losses
Houses that breathe: Vietnamese architects turning the tide to tackle climate change
As the weather gets more unpredictable, architects turn to nature and history to ease climate stresses