The group, Young Eco Ambassadors, is organizing a full-day event on June 15 with government officials, civil society groups, international NGOs, local communities and the public to call for better protection of the Mekong.
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Better water resources management can address water security challenges in Vietnam
The newly-completed study by the World Bank discusses in-depth how Vietnam can manage its water resources in a sustainable way.
USAID Mekong Safeguards
Promotes smarter, more sustainable infrastructure development, especially in transportation and power generation, to prevent environmental damage and depletion of natural resources.
Joint efforts for the sustainable development of the Mekong River
The Forum focused on the achievements and lessons learnt in working together on cross-border issues, impacts and opportunities drawn from the MRC Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management (M-IWRM) Project.
Increasing ecosystem carbon is good for species, says new study
The research (including Laos and VN) confirmed that more carbon generally means more biodiversity and the other way around.
Study examines forest loss in Mekong region
ll countries in the region are still consistently losing primary forest and facing forest degradation from agricultural expansion, infrastructure development, mining operations, forest fires, and civil conflict.
Handbook on climate smart agriculture in Myanmar
This handbook is intended to serve as a main reference/resource book for the researchers, extension agents, professors/lecturers/teachers and farmers to learn and teach CSA in Myanmar.
World can meet climate and energy goals without harmful hydropower – report
Southeast Asia can develop low carbon, low cost power systems that do not require dams on the Mekong river or its few remaining, free-flowing major tributaries.
VN ready to trade in legal timber to EU
This meant that illegally harvested timber, as well as those businesses trading with it, would not be able to be a part of supply chains regulated by the timber legality assurance system that Việt Nam was putting in place.
Mekong Delta pollution crisis, river turns black
Residents living near the Cai Lon River in Hau Giang Province claim that a sugar factory located by the river has been discharging untreated effluent