Story | 24 5月, 2022
Cam kết COP26: Thời khắc quan trọng vì tương lai của Việt Nam
Tại hội nghị COP26 Việt Nam đã đưa ra các cam kết với một chương trình nghị sự đầy tham vọng nhằm xây dựng một nền kinh tế các-bon thấp bằng cách ngừng xây dựng các nhà máy sử dụng năng lượng than và chuyển đổi sang năng lượng sạch. Đây là một sự khác biệt đáng kể so với các kế hoạch năng lượng…
Story | 23 5月, 2022
Vietnam’s COP26 commitments: a moment of truth
Vietnam’s commitments at COP26 offer an ambitious agenda to de-carbonize the economy by avoiding new coal plants and transitioning towards clean energy. This is a significant departure from existing energy plans and an indication that Vietnam has made the political…
Story | 27 1月, 2022
Symposium on Peatlands in Lao PDR
Over the course of two days during 21 and 22 January 2022, the MONRE Vice Minister Chanthaneth Boualapha presided over Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s (Lao PDR) first ever Symposium on Peatlands, held in Viengkham Districts, Vientiane Province.
Story | 27 9月, 2021
Việt Nam cần bảo vệ dòng Sê Kông vì lợi ích của chính mình
Trong 18 tháng vừa qua, do sự hạn chế đi lại của đại dịch Covid, sự quan tâm chú ý đến các vấn đề môi trường trong khu vực ở hầu hết các khía cạnh đều ít nhiều bị hạn chế hoặc lơ là. Đây có thể là lý do vì sao chúng ta đã không kịp nhận biết khi một…
Story | 27 9月, 2021
Viet Nam should save the Sekong – for its own benefit
Covid travel restrictions mean that for the past 18 months or so there have been fewer eyes and ears reporting on environmental conditions in the region. This may explain why we failed to spot that the state-owned construction company Song Da 6 has…
Story | 02 6月, 2021
What is Laos doing on World Peatlands Day?
World Peatlands Day is celebrated on the 2nd of June each year, founded by the International Peatland Society back in 2019.
Story | 02 2月, 2021
Wetlands – natural infrastructure managing water for free in the Indo-Burma region
On 2 February 2021, communities and organisations throughout the world will celebrate World Wetlands Day, with the theme Water, Wetlands and Life. The events acknowledge the importance of wetlands and their multiple ecosystem services, including the…
Story | 10 8月, 2020
From 16 to 17 June 2020, IUCN Lao PDR initiated provincial stakeholder consultations to develop the first management plan for the Xe Champhone Ramsar site located in Savannakhet Province. The wetland was designated as a Ramsar site back in 2010, however it never had holistic management plan…
Story | 09 6月, 2020
IUCN Lao PDR organised two field missions to the Xe Champhone Ramsar Wetland as part of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) – funded Climate Adaption in Wetlands Area Project (CAWA) to develop a Non-Timber Forest Resource Programmeme (NTFP) in 16 villages.
Story | 18 5月, 2020
Sekong, Sesan and Srepok River Basin energy profile
In many ways, the 3S river basin of Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam is the last frontier of development with national governments seeking to harness the area’s rich natural resources to drive economic growth. This has included the development of hydropower dams,…