Illegal sand mining has been an ongoing issue in Thailand’s section of the Mekong River due to fragmented governance and “influential people.”
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Women enter the forbidden world of elephants
When an elephant becomes sick, or even just hungry, these women are ready for the challenge.
Wake-up call on climate issued: “Grow more trees”
The plan is to issue green bonds by raising funds from investors–the proceeds allocated to farmers to grow trees for processed timber or sold in the carbon trading market.
Opinion: Belt and Road is drawing China and Thailand closer together
The young students’ desire for knowledge and the expectations of people from all circles give me a strong feeling that we should speed up cooperation between China and Thailand under the Belt and Road.”
Tourism Stakeholders Commit To Plastic Free Future
Establishing a model for the future development of islands throughout Asia that embraces sustainability as a core and sets urgent goals for long-term change.
China Is Winning the Race for Water Security in Asia
China has dammed and now controls the flow of the Mekong River, yet omplaints about the Mekong have been muffled, in part because China has little to fear from smaller countries like Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia.
Energy reform plan ready for action
Open and free participation is prioritised to deal with disruption in the next two decades
Construction of road near ‘No Man’s Land’ in Thai-Myanmar border river suspended
Myanmar troops in Myawaddy township alleged that the road was being built in “questionable proximity” to the islet, locally called “No Man’s Land”, on the Moei River, which divides the two neighbouring countries.
Thailand: Southeast Asia’s Last Hope for Wildlife?
Thailand remains the region’s best hope for wildlife. Conservation efforts should focus on Thailand, and donors, scientists, and advocates need to get on board. Fast.