Right now, the ministry has major efforts underway for the protection and conservation of wildlife and birds in the Prek Toal Ramsar Site and for the preservation of cranes in northeast Cambodia’s Ang Trapeang Thmor nature reserve and we are working on building conservation centres that can provide veterinarian treatment for animals and also provide livelihoods for the communities in the natural protected areas.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Myanmar seizes over 3,500 tons of illegal timbers in 10 months
As of Oct 31, the authorities confiscated over 1,061 tonnes of teak, over 548 tonnes of hardwood and over 1,909 tonnes of other types of timbers in the country’s regions, states and Naypyidaw Union Territory.
Ministry mulls route of Vientiane-Vietnam expressway
The government is discussing the planned route of an expressway running from Vientiane through Xaysomboun, Xieng Khuang and Huaphan provinces to the Vietnamese border.
Sun not shining on Myanmar junta’s solar power projects
Just six companies, including Chinese firms and local companies with connections to the military regime, have made bids for the 12 solar power projects Myanmar’s junta put up for tender in May, although some 40 firms including Thai companies have expressed interest in the projects.
Dispossession, deforestation and deceit in Myanmar
Plans for palm oil self-sufficiency are a pretext for consolidation of military power.
Laos to mine Bitcoin and repay national debt
With huge power production capacity from hydropower projects, Laos is well-placed to mine cryptocurrency, coming at a time when China has cracked down on crypto mining due to its volatility and connection with criminal activity.
Republic of Korea provides US$9 million for rural development
In particular, the project aims to create rural income generation, improve infrastructure, strengthen the capacity of communities and officials, and increase agricultural knowledge to guarantee food security in the Southern provinces, the KOICA Office in Laos stated.
China-backed gold mine in Laos pollutes local river, killing fish
“The company says that it’s aware of the villagers’ complaints and has been trying to solve these problems. And as for the running water, the company has plans to fix this in the near future,”
‘There’s no Planet-B,’ PM warns
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday told world leaders that Thailand is willing to be more aggressive in addressing climate change and will strive to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, and net zero emissions on or before 2065.
Climate change: the implications for regional security
Jakarta, Manila, Bangkok, and Ho Chi Minh City are all at sea level. Indeed parts of all four cities are below sea level, and all them are sinking because of the depletion of their aquifers. All four of these megacities experience mass flooding for longer periods of time each year. Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, has also been stricken with record flooding during the past week.