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Land suitability for oil palm in southern Myanmar
A working paper investigating the agro-ecological conditions where oil palm is presently cultivated in southern Myanmar and where it could be further developed. The researchers...
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(Myanmar) Fifth national report to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
This report provides the latest information on Myanmar's implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity since the fourth national report in 2009. Part one provides the...
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The changing political dynamics of dam building on the Mekong
Since the 1950s, dam building in the Mekong river basin has been enmeshed in a complex and shifting geopolitical and eco-political landscape. The broad geopolitical sweep of US...
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The rise and implications of the water-energy-food nexus in Southeast Asia through an environmental justice lens
This article maps the rise of the water-energy-food 'nexus' as a research, policy and project agenda in mainland Southeast Asia. The authors argue that introducing the concept...
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Dams on Mekong tributaries as significant contributors of hydrological alterations to the Tonle Sap Floodplain in Cambodia
This study aims to quantify how hydropower development in the Sesan, Srepok, and Sekong (3S) rivers, together with definite future (DF) plans for infrastructure development,...
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Household transportation use and urban air pollution: A comparative analysis of Thailand, Mexico and the United States
This report presents the results of a comparative case-study analysis of the impact of household transportation use on urban air pollution. The case studies were conducted in...
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Evaluation of the EIA for the proposed Upper Mekong Navigation Improvement Project
Prepared at the request of the Mekong River Commission, this report evaluates the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the Upper Mekong River Navigation Channel...
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Water grabbing in the Mekong basin
This paper uses a political ecology approach to examine how state and private actors in Thailand and Laos mobilise power to control the benefits from hydropower while the social...
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The soils of the Republic of Vietnam: A reconnaissance survey
A reconnaissance survey of south Vietnam prepared by an expert of the Food and Agriculture Organisation for the Republic of Vietnam. The report describes the characteristics of...