CAMBODIA – Banana-Made Bowls Seek to Replace Single-Use Plastic but Needs Support
By Teng Yalirozy CAMBODIANESS February 21, 2023 Soeung Sreynich (L) is a 23-year-old bio-engineer graduate and a researcher in the team. Photo provided PHNOM PENH – Banana trunks are usually […]
MALAYSIA – Sarawak rejects NGO’s projection of forest loss
FREE MALAYSIA TODAY Wed, March 22, 2023 The state’s forest department director says RimbaWatch’s projection is based on ‘perceptions’. The 2021 Auditor-General’s report showed that Sarawak’s forest coverage stood at […]
Cambodia – Biodegradable Bags Carry Hope for Green Future
By Chhuon Chhiv Ing CAMBODIANESS March 10, 2023 The cassava is processed to make them decompose in six years, compared to the plastic bags’ 450 years. Photo provided PHNOM PENH […]
Can we save North Sumatran forests with local Batak wisdom?
Tonggo Simangunsong The Jakarta Post Tue, November 1, 2022 Parapat hills: Pictured are the hills on the edge of Toba Lake in Parapat, North Sumatra in September. In the last […]
CAMBODIA – Traditional palm leaf boxes helping to reduce plastic use
Pan Simala THE PHNOM PENH POST Tue, August 23, 2022 Meals served in traditional woven sugar palm leaf boxes, or smoks. Photo supplied Smoks, or boxes made from palm […]
Cambodia Civil Society Groups Request an Investigation of Journalists and Activists’ Arrest in Phnom Tamao Forest
By Meng Seavmey CAMBODIANESS Sat, August 20, 2022 A screenshot of a video posted by Khmer Thavrak on 16 August 2022 showing authorities in plain clothes detain activists from the […]
Keo Seima most biodiverse protected area in Cambodia: Official
THE PHNOM PENH POST Sat, July 30, 2022 The Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri province. ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY VIA LONG DEVITH A senior Ministry of Environment official highlighted the importance […]
Youth Climate Action Conference Held in Vientiane
By Manyphone Vongphachanh The Loatian Times Thu, June 9, 2022 Youth Climate Action conference. VIENTIANE, Laos – Zero Waste Laos held the Youth Climate Action Conference at Crown Plaza Hotel […]
MALAYSIA- Fearful of losing homes, Kelantan Orang Asli (Indigenous People)seek PM’s help to stop RM5b Nenggiri hydro dam project
By Rex Tan Malay Mail Tue, June 07, 2022 A group of Temiar Orang Asli demonstrate in Putrajaya against the construction of the Nenggiri Dam in Gua Musang, Kelantan June […]
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