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Posted inStory / Laos

Illegal logging remains an issue despite PM’s order

By Nantiya February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

In 2020, more than 2,600 cubic metres of illegally harvested wood and over 290 tonnes of illicit timber were seized, inspection authorities reported recently.

Posted inStory / Vietnam

US$838 million earmarked for anti-erosion efforts in Mekong Delta province

By Nantiya February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu has earmarked nearly 19.3 trillion VND (838 million USD) to respond to river and coastal erosion by 2030, according to Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Pham Van Thieu. 

Posted inStory / Vietnam

Under siege by climate, man-made problems, a sinking Ho Chi Minh City fights to survive

By Nantiya February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

The city is facing extreme weather more frequently, its flood mitigation responses have not kept pace, and a proposed sea dyke has sparked debate. The programme Insight finds out why the solutions will not be easy.

Posted inStory / Cambodia

Ministry says forest activists sent to court for trespassing

By Nantiya February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

The Ministry of Environment has clarified that the five activists who were arrested by environmental officials in Kratie province on February 5 had illegally entered the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary located there.

Posted inOpinion / Opinion

ASEAN Cities Threatened By Climate Change

By AvatarNantiya February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

The devastation will be unimaginable. How long before we realise that changing lightbulbs or eating plant-based diets is simply not enough without large-scale systemic change?

Posted inStory / Thailand

Environmental group slams soldier caught poaching

By Nantiya February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

CPO1 Phitsanu was arrested on Friday by a park ranger unit at a hunting camp in Sai Yok district. Park officials found and seized carcasses of wild animals, including seven hornbills, along with several hunting tools and firearms.

Posted inStory / Myanmar

Myanmar says it is committed to greener future

By Nantiya February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

Myanmar reiterated its plans to further reduce the country’s carbon emissions and to expand its renewable energy program during an international conference on February 4.

Posted inStory / Thailand

Displaced Karen demand land back

By Nantiya February 7, 2021February 7, 2021

“I don’t think that going back to live in our ancestors’ habitat is something wrong. The Karen people have been tolerant in [being relocated]. It is their time [to receive] justice.”

Posted inStory / Cambodia

‘Drastic’ Declines in Cambodia’s Endangered Wildlife

By Nantiya February 7, 2021February 7, 2021

“Wildlife need a quiet habitat free of snares, guns, chainsaws and other types of intrusion. They need a safe haven so that they can reproduce fast.”

Posted inStory / Myanmar

Study suggests climate change-Covid link via China, Laos, Myanmar.

By Nantiya February 7, 2021February 7, 2021

They found that over the last century, 40 species had relocated to southern China, Laos and Myanmar — the area where genetic analysis suggests the virus known as SARS-CoV-2 first appeared.

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