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Environment

Laos Calls for Increased ASEAN Investment in Nature-Based Solutions

Laos is urging ASEAN member states to ramp up investment in Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), calling them powerful tools for protecting forests, strengthening communities, and tackling climate change head-on. Delivering the message at the 28th Meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry in Luang Prabang on 6...

Laos Launches Commercial Operations of Southeast Asia’s Largest Wind Farm

Laos launched its first wind power project on 22 August.   The 600-megawatt Monsoon Wind Power...

Vientiane Authorities Report Over 135 Hectares of Illegal Mining

Vientiane authorities have revealed that illegal mining activities across the capital cover over 135...

World Elephant Day: Laos’ ‘Land of a Million Elephants’ Now Home to Just 500-1,000

On 12 August, the world marks World Elephant Day, a day to raise awareness...

Trash Piles Up on New Vientiane Road Despite Heavy Fines, Warning Sign

Trash continues to appear along the newly built Nong Phaya–Dong Na Thong road in...

Hundreds of Fish Deaths Reported in Nam Khan River

Villagers near the site of the Nam Khan 2 hydropower plant have reported hundreds of dead fish floating in the river by the dam. The...

Vientiane on Alert Amid Rising Air Pollution Levels

The Lao government is closely monitoring air quality in the capital of Vientiane as pollution levels rise, although the current level of air quality...

Ancient Meteorite Impact Crater Buried under Bolaven Volcanic Field, Laos

A group of researchers has concluded that Laos’s Bolaven volcanic field is likely to be the impact site of a meteorite that struck the...

Hongsa District Sees Heavy Damage from Earthquake

Reports from Hongsa, Xayaboury Province suggest that yesterday’s earthquake has caused considerable damage to property in the district. Hongsa District has seen severe damage in...

Severe Floods Hit Southern Laos, Salavanh in Need of Urgent Assistance

The southern region of Laos been devastated by severe floods after two consecutive tropical storms hit the region. Affected areas include Champasack, Salavanh, Sekong, Attapeu,...

Can Laos Benefit from Farming Duckweed?

Duckweed, locally known as “Phuck Nae” is not new to many people in Laos where it is consumed as a food supplement. What people...