Some countries, like Vietnam and Thailand, have successfully managed the transition to wood processing. But Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos continue to struggle with implementing and enforcing forest laws.
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Under the shadow of China’s mega dams, millions in Southeast Asia face a fight for survival
China plans to build the world’s biggest dam in its bid to become carbon-neutral by 2060. But its hydropower ambitions are already having an adverse effect on the rivers and livelihoods of downstream communities, the programme Insight finds out.
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The flooding of land for hydroelectric dams has affected more than one-fifth of the world’s tigers and one in two hundred jaguars.
US firm gets green light for tree growing business
The Ministry of Agriculture has given the nod to a tree-planting project in Cambodia proposed by US firm Bioterra Capital Co Ltd.
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Liquid natural gas could help Vietnam wean itself off coal while satisfying its growing demand for electricity.
Northern provinces with potential for economic development under the forest canopy
Vietnam’s northern mountainous province of Lai Châu is promoting the forest economy by focusing on growing trees with high economic value.
Joint action crucial for Mekong-Lancang river countries to overcome challenges: Vietnamese Minister
Only through joint and timely actions can the countries of the Mekong-Lancang river basin overcome the current challenges to protect common prosperity and culture, stated the Vietnamese Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà.
Thailand plots sustainable comeback for Phi Phi’s ‘DiCaprio beach’
Now Thailand hopes to make Phi Phi the standard-bearer for a new, more sustainable model of tourism as the country reopens to visitors after the long Covid-19 shutdown.
Myanmar junta seeks resumption of Japanese investment
A senior official of Myanmar’s military government appealed Tuesday for investment from Japan and asked the Japanese government to end its suspension of new projects to be funded by official development assistance.