Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
UN calls for economic help for Laos
To further develop its growth, it is necessary to have the support from transit countries like Thailand to help strengthen its economy.
Will Thai election turmoil hit China-backed US$54 billion EEC
The 1.7 trillion baht (US$54.2 billion) development heavily reliant on Chinese backing, should emerge unscathed by the kingdom’s pre-election political turmoil, analysts say.
Nature-short Bangkok debates whether to turn ‘last’ big green space into park or mall
“It is the last big space we have in Bangkok, and our last opportunity to create a big green space for the people. We must not waste it.”
When Floods Cross Borders, Satellite Data Can Help
If local leaders in Cambodia had had access to satellite data that kept them informed of the status of the dam in Laos, they may have been able to prevent the loss of many lives.
A new method to help track the Mekong’s rare wildlife
Scientists are targeting the Mekong’s Giant Catfish to road-test eDNA as a possible conservation planning method that might succeed where traditional monitoring methods have struggled.