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    Carbon prices too low to protect Southeast Asian forests from rubber expansion
    March 21, 2018in Environment, Lead Story, News1632by THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
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    Carbon prices too low to protect Southeast Asian forests from rubber expansion

    The price of carbon credits must rise drastically if they are to help protect Southeast Asia’s tropical forests against rubber plantation expansion, according to researchers.

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    Thailand, Burma and Laos in tri-nation haze battle plan
    January 3, 2018in Environment, Lead Story, News1847by THE BANGKOK POST
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    Thailand, Burma and Laos in tri-nation haze battle plan

    Thailand will cooperate with Burma and Laos in a campaign against forest fires in Thailand’s north later this month as the three countries brace for the approaching summer haze.

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    Debate over coal-fired power plant in Karen State heats up
    October 24, 2017in Energy, Environment, Lead Story, News1138by DVB
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    Debate over coal-fired power plant in Karen State heats up

    Locals and civil society organisations in Karen State are pushing back against plans for a coal-fired power plant in Hpa-an Township, where the project still has the blessing of the…

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    The silent climate burn in Chin State
    August 25, 2017in Chin, climate change, Environment, Farmers, Lead Story, News1271by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    The silent climate burn in Chin State

    Chin State has suffered particularly erratic rainfall, landslides and floods. But new adaptation programs are aiming to prepare farming communities for future changes in the climate and improve food security.

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    Mission to restore mangroves in Irrawaddy Delta
    August 21, 2017in Environment, Lead Story, News954by THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
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    Mission to restore mangroves in Irrawaddy Delta

    Once perfected in Burma, the technology could help other large-scale restoration projects, said WIF’s Lyngdoh.

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    Factory farming in Asia poses environmental, forced-labour risks: report
    August 17, 2017in Environment, Farmers, Lead Story, News1442by THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
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    Factory farming in Asia poses environmental, forced-labour risks: report

    The rapid growth of factory farming in Asia for livestock and seafood poses enormous environmental and forced labour risks, in addition to threats to public safety and health, according to…

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