Toxic mines put Southeast Asia's rivers, people at risk, study says

For most of her life, 59-year-old farmer Tip Kamlue has irrigated her fields in northern Thailand with the waters of the Kok ...
NewsBytes

Toxic runoff from 2,400 mines endangers Mekong; millions at risk

A recent study by the Stimson Centre reveals that toxic chemicals from unregulated mining sites are contaminating major rivers in Southeast Asia, endangering millions of lives.

Millions at health risk in Southeast Asia, study points to toxic chemicals from 2,400 mines

A new study by the US-based Stimson Centre think tank warns that toxic runoff from thousands of unregulated mining sites ...
Mongabay

Growing rubber drives more deforestation than previously thought, study finds

A recently published study has used high-resolution satellite data to show that deforestation linked to rubber cultivation is much higher than previously thought. Deforestation for rubber in Southeast ...
Mongabay

Forest diversity is key to Southeast Asia’s climate adaptability, study shows

A new fossil study indicates that Southeast Asia’s forests were more resilient to past climate change than previously thought. In contrast to the theory that a vast savanna corridor expanded across ...
World Bank

Final workshop on the Central Asia Regional Study on Resilient and Low-Carbon Cities (CARL-Cities)

Central Asia is rapidly urbanizing. Between 1990 and 2020, the population within the largest 48 urban areas grew at an estimated 48% on average. This growing urban population signifies increased needs ...