Faced with increasing judicial harassment, more women living in rural areas have joined the fight for land rights in Thailand
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Hundreds of snares found in community forest
“Snares could kill animals and human beings at any time if we are careless… also threatens endangered animals with extinction.”
Mekong Delta aims for sustainable shrimp production at high profits
Farmers must design their shrimp ponds properly to cope with harsh weather conditions like prolonged heat and drought.
Myanmar could be India’s gateway to Southeast Asia
China’s BRI extension into Myanmar creates a strategic challenge for India which needs to be considered from several key angles.
Drought cuts Thai sugar output to 9-year low
With reservoir levels low, the government has also asked farmers in some provinces not to grow off-season rice.
Southeast Asia’s most critical river is entering uncharted waters
“Everywhere you look there are indications that this river, which has provided for so many, for so long, is at a breaking point.”