The province has surveyed eco-systems to identify the specific areas and species of plants and animals that should be preserved, including lotus, water lily, cajeput trees, bamboo and other indigenous plants, especially rice varieties.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Ministry tells Ming Dih Co to relocate following Monday’s massive explosion and fire
“If the company wants to resume operations, it will [have to relocate] to an industrial estate and follow the industrial rules.”
On China’s doorstep, Laos plays a careful game of balancing
China’s influence is growing in Laos, but the country’s foreign relations present a more complex picture.
Solar energy and regional coordination as a feasible alternative to large hydropower in Lower Mekong
We demonstrate that Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia have tangible opportunities for meeting projected electricity demand and CO2 emission targets with less hydropower than currently planned—options range from halting the construction of all dams in the Lower Mekong to building 82% of the planned ones.
Xi Says China doesn’t bully other Countries: Myanmar’s people know better
Beijing, however, does not protect military regimes for free. It has had a lot of control over Myanmar under military rule, and it is Myanmar’s people who have suffered the consequences. To name a few examples, Myanmar has come very close to losing Myitsone, the confluence of the Mali and N’mai rivers in Kachin State that forms the source of the Ayeyarwady River. In this location, China still plans to complete a mega hydropower project that was halted in 2011 due to public opposition.
Artist highlights the scourge of plastic pollution
Visitors can interact by putting a capsule of plastic waste in a water tank. Each capsule has a different form of plastic found in everyday life as well as in the ocean. When a capsule of plastic waste is dropped into the tank, the water begins to move and flow, creating a whirlpool. The stronger the whirlpool, the greater the volume of that plastic waste in the sea.
How e-mobility can power Thailand to net zero
The first country in Southeast Asia to offer incentives to electric vehicle manufacturers and tax reductions on sales of their cars, Thailand is imagining itself as an electric vehicle hub.
Khun Sea Development fills In Mekong River near Arey Ksat ferry stop
Kandal Governor Kong Sophorn said that the filling in was being done by a “company” but did not name Khun Sea Development. He, however, told Thmey Thmey that Khun Sea’s company was doing the reclamation after being granted 70 hectares on a 50-year lease.
New Unesco heritage bid for forest site
The country’s largest national park, Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex, covers 2.9-million rai tacross Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan provinces, Designation has been rejected three times in part due to human rights violations against Karen villagers.