Last week, the ministry said legal action will be taken to prevent illegal logging and land grabbing of land in protected areas.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Workshop held for Lao hydropower plant
The Mekong River Commission organised a consultation workshop in HCM City yesterday for the Pak Lay hydropower project proposed on the Mekong’s mainstream in Xayaburi Province in north-western Laos.
In Photos: Plastic waste pollutes Mekong basin in Vietnam
Garbage, including dumped plastic products, piles up throughout the Mekong Delta region.
ADB approves USD 48 mln to improve environmental services in Lao PDR
The Fourth GMS Corridor Towns Development Project for the Lao PDR will pilot test the first decentralized wastewater system in the country.
Can tourism boost Lao’s economy?
Could tourism be a better road forward for Laos now that its hydropower development schemes are increasingly being called into question?
Environmental auditing key to VN’s sustainable development
In Việt Nam, environmental auditing remains a fairly novel process that is usually incorporated into traditional auditing processes rather than standing on its own.
Read more at http://vietnamnews.vn/society/465977/environmental-auditing-key-to-vns-sustainable-development-asosai-14.html#uoZjElLswmlYPv5Y.99
Study: Consumers pay more for sustainably produced rice
Vietnamese consumers’ demonstrated a willingness to pay for rice produced and labeled under the national sustainable production standard “VietGAP”.
Following Tragic Dam Collapse, Mekong Nations Talk Hydropower at Forum
Leaders of the Mekong nations have raised concerns over the development of hydropower along the river system following the collapse of a major dam in Laos in July.