Cambodia The need for better protection and enhancement of the rights of the Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia November 27, 2019 0 Image Credit: ‘The Flooded Forest’ by besar bears/flickr; Licence: CC BY-ND 2.0. Written by Chanrith Ngin. There are 24 indigenous groups in Cambodia, which account for over…
Conservation Deforestation, climate change and indigenous people October 2, 2019 0 Image credit:fuel wood-charcoal by rosamariavidal/Flickr, Licence:CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 . Written by Patricia Blazey Addressing climate change is a complex problem that does not just depend…
Burma/Myanmar The deforestation dilemma in Myanmar September 30, 2019 0 Image credit: inle_lake_049 by WorldSketchingTour/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Written by Win Myo Thu. Deforestation is a widely discussed topic in Myanmar, although it is not…
Economic Growth Malaysian palm oil: National pride and prejudice through the years June 3, 2019 0 Written by Helena Varkkey. Image Credit: Palm oil plantation by Angela Sevin /Flickr, Licence CC BY-NC 2.0. Introduced to then-Malaya from West Africa via the Dutch East Indies…
Asia China’s Water Footprint May 1, 2017 0 Written by Lauren Dickey. According to a 2015 United Nations report, the world will not have 60 percent of the water it requires in 2030, without significant…