Cambodia’s Supreme upheld a low court’s decision to sentence three environmental activists for their anti-sand dredging campaign activities in Koh Kong province.
Tag: mining
How to promote natural capital investments in the GMS
The Mekong Subregion’s key natural capital stocks are in a state of decline. How to reverse course?
Colonial power trapping the Laotian government and exploiting its workforce
China has a colonial agenda with Laos. It provides aid and investment, but both come at the cost of Laotian sovereignty.
Mekong: more dams, more damage
The call for a moratorium on dam-building is the least risky option and only way to protect Mekong fisheries and its riparian people.
Myanmar’s infrastructure investors must commit to human rights
Myanmar experience is extreme, but not unique — and should serve as a reminder to all international investors that human rights and discrimination are everybody’s business.
Thousands remain in danger after landslide
MORE THAN 2,000 families are still living within an area vulnerable to landslides and pollution from the Mae Moh lignite mine, despite the Supreme Administrative Court order.
New mining rules ‘tinkering at the edges’, says MCRB
THE Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business has urged a total overhaul of the legal framework for mining just weeks after the government enacted rules to bring into force the amended Myanmar Mines Law.
Mining exploration set for region home to endangered river dolphins
Reporters Australian mining firm Medusa Mining has announced plans to begin exploration for gold, copper and oil in Kratie province’s Prek Kampi commune, about 35 kilometres west of a stretch of the Mekong River that is home to endangered river dolphins. Medusa Mining signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sea Resources, which was granted […]
EIA consultants cite firms refusing to admit negative impacts as top challenge
The EIA consultants were polled on their biggest challenges in submitting reports that met the required standard.
Call to protect rights of indigenous peoples
Key member of Cambodia’s Ntional Assembly calls for a united effort to safeguard the rights and interests of indigenous peoples.