Prominent Myanmar Activists, Writers Form Group to Oppose Myitsone Dam
By NAN LWIN The Irrawaddy Tuesday April 1, 2019 People attend a meeting to oppose the Myitsone dam in Yangon on Monday. / Myo Min Soe / The Irrawaddy YANGON, Myanmar […]
More Than 300 Species in Myanmar Endangered: Report
By ZUE ZUE The Irrawaddy March 6, 2019 A panelist speaks at the launching of the “Larger than Tigers” report in Yangon on Tuesday. / Aung Kyaw Htet / The Irrawaddy YANGON […]
EU highlights need to protect wildlife in Myanmar
By Mizzima March 5, 2019 Confiscated ivory and other animal parts are destroyed during a ceremony to mark World Wildlife Day at Yangon Zoological Gardens in Yangon, Myanmar, 03 March 2019. […]
Cambodia’s renewable energy supplies to grow
Hor Kimsay The Phnom Penh Post February 1, 2019 The amount of clean power supply in Cambodia is expected to rise as solar power gains momentum. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK The Kingdom’s […]
Is the logging legal or illegal? In Malaysia
Center for Orang Asli ) Concerns Thursday February 7, 2019 PERAK STATE, Malaysia – Despite several requests by the Temiars (Orang Asli – Indigenous People) of Kampung Tasik […]
Oil palms need one-ninth of land used by other vegetable oil crops
The Jakarta Post Wed, February 6, 2019 An aerial view of an oil palm plantation in Dumai, Riau. (Antara Photo/Rony Muharrman) JAKARTA, Indonesia – A palm oil task force of […]
Malaysia state Perak Forestry Department denies threatening Orang Asli (Indigenous People) in Gerik
By John Bunyan Malay Mail February 6, 2019 IPOH, Jan 6 — Perak Forestry Department Director Datuk Mohamed Zin Yusop today denied that the department had threatened the Orang Asli […]
Malaysia environmental goups sound alarm as Ipoh’s Kledang Hill being stripped bare
By John Bunyan Malay Mail February 6, 2019 An aerial view showing the extent of the land clearing activities which has taken place on Kledang Hill. — Picture courtesy of […]
Malaysia group sounds alarm as industrial dumping shrinks last mangrove forest in Batu Maung
By Opalyn Mok Malay Mail January 30, 2019 Sahabat Alam Malaysia research officer S. Mageswary (centre) says the remaining mangrove forest in Batu Maung must be preserved and protected for […]
Denmark funds mangrove reforestation in Myanmar Rakhine state
MYAT MOE AUNG THE MYANMAR TIMES 30 JANUARY 2019 Mangrove trees grow along the coast of Myanmar. Aye Saphay Phyu/The Myanmar Times A Five-year plan to replant mangrove forests is being […]
World Highlights Deforestation. Indonesia Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs says: Don’t Dictate Us
MUHAMMAD HENDARTYO TEMPO.CO 25 January 2019 JAKARTA, Indonesia – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan responded to the deforestation issue that had been in the world’s limelight during his speech in a workshop themed […]
Indonesia government vows to engage more indigenous groups in forest management
By Ivany Atina Arbi The Jakarta Post Wed, January 23, 2019 Anak Dalam tribe members gather in a hut in Pelakar village, Pamenang, Merangin, Jambi, on April 22, 2018. (Antara/Wahdi […]
Why Is China In a Hurry to Revive the Myitsone Dam Projects?
By JOE KUMBUN The Irrawaddy15 January 2019 People protest against the Myitsone dam project at the construction site north of Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, in 2015. / Nan Lwin […]
Cambodia PM hits back at environmental activists over logging criticisms
By Long Kimmarita The Phnom Penh Post 15 January 2019 Illegal logging in Prey Lang Forest in Kampong Thom province. PLCN published a report on January 7 highlighting the ‘concerning rate’ […]
Renewed calls to stop dam construction in Shan State in Myanmar
NAW BETTY HAN THE MYANMAR TIMES 11 DECEMBER 2018 Shan communities and local members of parliaments have renewed their opposition to two dams being built in Namtu and Nam Teng […]
Myanmar’s Pyu Lake residents seek to protect their natural treasure
PHYO WAI KYAW The Myanmar Times 11 DECEMBER 2018 A man fish on the lake by sitting on a tyre. Phyo Wai Kyaw/The Myanmar Times U Kan Oo was roused from […]
