Menagerie of new species

An inaccessible forest region on the Laos-Vietnam border may be home to animals and birds not found anywhere else in the world

Compensation be damned

As the Laos government basks in the glory of building a "model" dam, thousands of villagers are unlikely to be compensated

Mekong's water levels fall as new Laos dam begins operations

The water levels in Southeast Asia’s great river have fallen to their lowest in 100 years

Exploring Mekong expedition

Book>> Mad About The Mekong by John Keay, Exploration and Empire in Southeast Asia Harper Collins London 2005

World Tiger Day: The striped cats have gone extinct in 3 southeast Asian countries; here is why

Poaching and habitat loss largely responsible for the development according to experts  

Wildlife markets in Laos host dangerous pathogens, finds study

There is a high risk of transmission of these pathogens to humans posing a potential threat to gloabl health

Bolivia losing forest cover at alarming rate

The Philippines, Indonesia, and Peru also witness increase in deforestation, suggests NASA data

New avian influenza strain in Southeast Asia ‘travelling fast’, warns FAO

In less than six months after first reported in China, the H5N6 virus has been detected in poultries in Lao and Vietnam

Peep into the past

A female Sao La belonging to a rare bovid species has been captured for scientific study in Laos's Annamite mountain range. Her discovery has …

Murdering the Mekong river

The Lao and Thai governments plan to build mainstream dams and irrigation take offs on the river. This will convert this mighty waterway into …

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Making of a dam

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Damnation abounds

Forest fiasco

Laos' forests may go for a six following the implementation of two forest-aid packages

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To build or not

Haunted by past controversies, the World Bank shies away from the Nam Theun 2 project in Laos

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Caught in a crossfire

A proposed power generation project in Laos has become the target of environmentalists' ire

Ashden awards for sustainable development

The fish barrier

Threat to fish due to dams quantified in Mekong basin

Trade deal inked