The researcher from Royal Holloway, University of London told VICE World News they show, for the first time, trees logged from Cambodian forest being illegally used as fuel in a garment factory supplying major Western brands.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Cambodia and China cooperate on media
More than 30 media leaders from Cambodia and China have come together to participate in the three-day high-level web seminar held under the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation framework which started yesterday hosted by Cambodian-Chinese Journalists Association (CJC) in collaboration with the China Foundation for Peace and Development.
Myanmar’s hidden hunger
The economic crash is worsening food insecurity across the country. However, the Dry Zone and Delta regions are traditionally off the aid radar, mainly because they are not in border conflict zones where humanitarian needs have typically been the most pressing.
Thai SEC to Collaborate with Environmental Organisations
In a joint statement, the SEC, TEI (Thailand Environment Institute) and TBCSD (Thailand Business Council for Sustainable Development) have pledged to cooperate to support the sustainable development of Thailand’s economy.
As first Chinese high-speed train reaches Laos, villagers demand overdue compensation
The first bullet train to serve the Laos-China high-speed railway was delivered to the Lao capital Vientiane at the weekend, but six weeks before the line is set to open, villagers who lost land to the project say they are still waiting for promised compensation.
Takeo’s Prek Lapouv nature reserve at risk from drought
BirdLife International Cambodia has expressed concern that the water level in Boeung Prek Lapouv Protected Landscape Area in Takeo province may not reach last year’s level, putting animals foraging for food during the dry season at risk.
Crop growing project to replace opium poppies in Phongsaly province launched
The project will run for 30 years from the date of signing, with the Chinese company to work with local residents to grow crops.
Competing over climate: Myanmar’s valuable and climate-vulnerable geography
Of all the places in the world most likely to be profoundly harmed from rising sea levels and increased frequency of storms, the Bay of Bengal and the Nicobar Islands are the most likely to face sustained, wrenching change.
New reports highlight impacts of human and environmental incursions in the Lower Mekong Basin
Both reports recommend that fish stocks are protected to ensure food supplies for millions of people living in the LMB and safeguard any further erosion in household incomes.
Alarm as haze plan ‘lacking’
Environment experts and academics are voicing their concern over the authorities’ lack of preparation to deal with the upcoming haze season.
They say the government needs to strengthen its pollution control regulations to better mitigate the problem at its source and protect the people’s health.