Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Environment Minister Koizumi breaks ranks on Japan’s financing of Vietnam coal plant
Says the 1.2 gigawatt Vung Ang 2 plant project led by Mitsubishi Corp. does not reflect what Japanese people want to see their government funding.
River deltas are changing shape
Modelling reveals how the impacts of human development have altered the shape of river deltas like the Mekong around the world
Thailand’s bungling govt is losing the PM2.5 war
Though it is illegal to do so, from November to April each year, sugarcane fields across the country are set alight spreading haze throughout the country.
Laos host green development meeting for Mekong countries
Representatives from Mekong countries met in Vientiane to discuss green growth strategies and draft a Green and Sustainable Agriculture Strategic Framework (GSASF)
Laos approves Hin Nam No national park
The government is now underway preparing documents to request listing the 94,000 hectare area as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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.