The Ministry of Environment has clarified that the five activists who were arrested by environmental officials in Kratie province on February 5 had illegally entered the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary located there.
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ASEAN Cities Threatened By Climate Change
The devastation will be unimaginable. How long before we realise that changing lightbulbs or eating plant-based diets is simply not enough without large-scale systemic change?
Environmental group slams soldier caught poaching
CPO1 Phitsanu was arrested on Friday by a park ranger unit at a hunting camp in Sai Yok district. Park officials found and seized carcasses of wild animals, including seven hornbills, along with several hunting tools and firearms.
Myanmar says it is committed to greener future
Myanmar reiterated its plans to further reduce the country’s carbon emissions and to expand its renewable energy program during an international conference on February 4.
Displaced Karen demand land back
“I don’t think that going back to live in our ancestors’ habitat is something wrong. The Karen people have been tolerant in [being relocated]. It is their time [to receive] justice.”
‘Drastic’ Declines in Cambodia’s Endangered Wildlife
“Wildlife need a quiet habitat free of snares, guns, chainsaws and other types of intrusion. They need a safe haven so that they can reproduce fast.”
Study suggests climate change-Covid link via China, Laos, Myanmar.
They found that over the last century, 40 species had relocated to southern China, Laos and Myanmar — the area where genetic analysis suggests the virus known as SARS-CoV-2 first appeared.
Cambodian environmental activists reportedly arrested
In 2016 Ouch was chosen as a recipient of the coveted Goldman Environmental Prize for his work exposing corruption-enabled illegal logging in Cambodia’s forests.
China does not like the coup in Myanmar
A case in point is the shelved Myitsone Dam, where the Chinese company that invested in the initial stage of the project suffered massive financial losses. Beijing tends to view the Myanmar military as ungrateful, rapacious, greedy and a poor business partner.
Disaster Management Reference Handbook – Lao PDR
Since 2018, USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance has supported international partner agencies’ programs that promote development of Community-Based Disaster Risk Management and other community capacitybuilding projects.