The dangers that wild elephants face in Lao stems from deforestation which is exacerbated by the demand for timber coming from neighbouring countries like China and Vietnam.
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Activist ‘victim’ of Thai junta’s forest policy
Nittaya, who has been strongly defending local people’s right to till land for their livelihoods, received a jail term of at least four months and a fine of Bt40,000 for encroaching on the Sai Thong National Park in Chaiyaphum province.
How Tree-Planting Drones Can Save the forests in Myanmar
The project in Myanmar is all about community development and enabling people to care for trees, providing them with jobs, and making environmental restoration in a way that it’s profitable for people.
Public education could curb bushmeat demand in Laos, study finds
The enforcement of Laos’s laws controlling the wildlife trade appeared to do little to keep vendors from selling bushmeat, but fines did appear to potentially keep consumers from buying bushmeat.
Laos Dam Collapse Blamed on Substandard Construction
A report sent to the Lao government in March, but still not released to the public, reveals that “construction of the saddle dam was substandard,” a PNPC official told RFA’s Lao Service this week.
Food Safety, Pollution Top Vietnam’s Latest Survey of Public Concerns
Vietnamese say they will no longer accept that businesses must pollute the environment in order to make money.