Category: Article
Myanmar’s war on nature
How four years of Myanmar’s brutal civil war is destroying land and natural resources
Laos eyes a tourism boom in hydro dam area
As communities rebuild their lives, the dam’s operators look to transform the area into a tourist destination
Plastic is choking the Mekong River
Plastic is now ubiquitous in the Mekong, Asia’s Mother of Rivers, and experts and local people are struggling to contain the risks to human health, biodiversity and livelihoods
Charcoal trade fuels deforestation in northern Myanmar
War, economic challenges, and dwindling markets have pushed traditional tea farmers in northern Shan State into deforestation-linked charcoal production
Fruits of spoil: Laos’ forests disappearing as fruit farms flourish
The country’s improved railway connectivity facilitates fruit exports to China but has also sparked a boom in foreign-owned banana and durian farms, leading to forest clearance