The government is now underway preparing documents to request listing the 94,000 hectare area as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Activists decry Thai plastic ban loopholes
Imports of plastic waste from overseas continue and have actually increased because of a burst of shipments from China, meaning the plastic bag ban may not make a dent in the plastic waste total.
Solar mini-grids to take off in Myanmar, support electrification ambitions
Compared to neighbouring economies, Myanmar stands out in terms of technical solar potential with the highest 26,962 megawatts per year, a 2015 Asia Development Bank report suggests.
Plans are underway to electrify another 539,674 households in 4,700 villages
Smog forces Bangkok schools to shut, but respite in doubt due to crop burning
Activists Protest Laos’ Rights Record at UN Meeting in Geneva
Is China-Myanmar Economic Corridor turning out to be another CPEC?
Thai and Chinese consortium bag record floating solar-plus-hydro project
Losing dolphins for more hydropower
“Before 2016, when there was no dam, there were more than 10 Irrawaddy dolphins [a Red List species] in my area, but in recent years they have disappeared and only three remain now.”
Friendship bridges that are not friendly
Four ‘Friendship Bridges’ span the wide majestic Mekong River as it creates a meandering borderline between Thailand and Laos but just how friendly are these border bridges?
PRELIMINARY SATELLITE-DERIVED DROUGHT ASSESSMENT IN MEKONG DELTA REGION, SOUTH VIETNAM
Promoting biodiversity-friendly trade in the Mekong region
UNCTAD recently brought together representatives of governments, intergovernmental organizations, the private sector and civil society to discuss developments in BioTrade in Viet Nam, Laos and Myanmar.