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🌱☕ Can planting trees save Laos’ coffee? As extreme weather hits harder, smallholder farmers turn to Kong Pa (agroforestry) to protect crops. But without fair prices, many can't afford the shift. 📖 Read: mekongeye.com/2025/05/12/lao… #Laos #Agroforestry #SustainableCoffee

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Unregulated gold mining in Myanmar’s Shan State threatens transboundary rivers like the Mekong & Sai—lifelines for millions. Satellite images show high risks of chemical runoff, a ticking time bomb downstream. 📝 Kannikar Petchkaew 🔗 mekongeye.com/2025/04/28/a-t…

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🐬We spoke with @EG_Cunningham, Global Lead for @WWF River Dolphin Rivers Initiative, who discussed the ongoing conservation efforts of river dolphins, and what the future holds for these endangered mammals – and it’s not all gloom and doom. 👉Read: mekongeye.com/2025/04/07/sav…

@UNESCAP disaster management experts Temily Baker and Sanjay Srivastava address key questions to help us better understand the Mandalay earthquake and discuss the next steps to reduce damage and improve warning systems. READ 👉mekongeye.com/2025/04/03/unp…

#CAMBODIA -🌳Despite undergoing a review process, the Southern Cardamom REDD+ Project continues to threaten Indigenous livelihoods with land restrictions and arrests, leaving land disputes unresolved. By Seoung Nimol & Coby Hobbs @cambojanews 👉mekongeye.com/2025/03/24/cam…

Exciting News! 🎉Mekong Eye is featured in @globalfreemedia! Learn why we’ve shifted our strategy to focus more on local content, how we operate, and what our partner reporters have to say about the importance of supporting independent media. 🔍Read more: ipi.media/mekong-eye-loc…

#Cambodia: 4 years after residents of coastal Koh Kong were evicted from their land by a Chinese company, they say the promises of better lives and jobs at their relocation site have proven to be empty. By Sok Norkoreach&Sorn ChanMolina/Photo by Sav Roun 🔗mekongeye.com/2025/03/10/cam…

🔍🐞Groups of citizen scientists and researchers have been documenting the biodiversity along the controversial Land Bridge project site in southern #Thailand, aiming to provide scientific evidence of the area’s valuable ecosystems. By @Panitchpakdi 🔗mekongeye.com/2025/03/03/th-…

🍌 Decades of large-scale banana farming have left soil degraded for farmers in northern Laos, where they now face the long-lasting impact of the pursuit of flawless fruit. 🖊️ Produced in partnership with @earthjournalism @pulitzercenter's RIN. 🔗 mekongeye.com/2025/02/17/ban…

🔥🌿As Myanmar enters its 5th year since the military coup, the country faces a bloody civil war that devastates both its people and natural resources. We highlight the environmental toll and the resilience of those fighting to protect their homeland. 🔗bit.ly/3CLtAFP

13 years after being displaced by the Nam Khan 3 #hydropower plant in northern #Laos, villagers are still rebuilding. Now, the dam’s operator eyes turning the area into a tourist spot near Luang Prabang.💧 By Phontham Visapra 👉 mekongeye.com/2025/01/27/nam…

🐠In the downstream of the Mekong river, Vietnamese fisherfolks are abandoning fishing. For several years, their nets have been full of plastic. Along the river, Mekong countries are struggling to cope. Read more: tinyurl.com/4dhv8767

🍃Tea growers in Myanmar’s northern Shan State are turning to🪵wood charcoal production as a survival strategy amidst ongoing conflict and economic turmoil, despite its known impact on deforestation. By May Thet Hnin @earthjournalism Read👉 mekongeye.com/2025/01/13/cha…

🍌As China’s appetite for fresh bananas and durians grows, Chinese and Vietnamese investors are jumping at the opportunity - converting large swaths of Laos forests into fruits plantations. 💫 Read the story: mekongeye.com/2024/12/16/fru…

🐃 At cattle markets near the China-Viet Nam and Viet Nam-Laos border, traders admitted to our reporter Vu Thanh that they don’t care much about zoonotic diseases. Read the full investigation here: mekongeye.com/2024/12/02/cat… VIDEO: Nattakit Meesakul PHOTO: Chris Trinh

Weekly News Digest | 26 November 2024 🚢Cambodia’s flagship canal in hot water as China funding dries up; 📝Thai government must withdraw repressive non-profit organizations law, says rights group; Link: us9.campaign-archive.com/?u=fd0ac74ee9e…

🌾🌧️Once known for its thriving agriculture, Thailand's northeastern region locally named Isaan, is now battling desertification as a result of shifting rain patterns linked to global warming. By @prachathamtv 👁️Watch: mekongeye.com/2024/11/25/isa…

📢 Our newsletter got a makeover! Subscribe here: shorturl.at/UBLBO🌻 This week (5-12 Nov 2024): 🐬Several wins for biodiversity in Cambodia; ⚠️Concerns over 4 more dams in the Mekong River; Read more: shorturl.at/cLvBd