Hmong’s traditional medicine and beliefs that preserve nature have been passed down for generations but are now in danger of dying out.
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COP28 agreement ‘could have been better’
A recent interview with Thailand’s lead climate negotiator finds the COP28 agreement has not closed the gap in climate finance accessibility
COP28: Frontline Mekong communities face funds battle
Climate funds are available, but people in the region face roadblocks in accessing it due to intergovernmental mechanisms and limited freedom
COP28: Thailand opts for grants to finance a green transition
Wary of debt, Bangkok opts to avoid loans from climate funds and says its green transition may take up to 40 years
Mekong countries push for financial help at COP28
A loss and damage fund has been agreed on at COP, but will all the lower Mekong countries qualify to receive the funds?
Low carbon rice fails to take root with Vietnamese farmers
A World Bank-backed low carbon rice project has been criticized by farmers for high costs and poor returns. Can its proposed second phase salvage things?
Tiger conservation efforts paying off in Thailand
The country’s conservation is a success with sightings of new tigers, but poaching and human-animal conflict could derail this
Smoke, mirrors, wood pellets: Vietnam clears native forest to supply ‘clean’ energy to Asia
Expansive deforestation in Central Vietnam is being driven by the global demand for wood pellets–a supposedly green alternative to fossil fuels
A thorny dilemma: Acacia plantations in Vietnam may not be all that green
The country’s embrace of acacia plantations has lifted some smallholder households out of poverty. But it comes at a cost to the environment and even lives lost
Rural Cambodia drives clean energy transition
Farmers switch to solar and take advantage of abundant sunshine, but clearer policies are needed to expand use of renewables