Burma Facing Serious Health Crisis May 29, 2008 – Geneva -- The World Health Organization (WHO) warns hundreds of thousands of victims of Burma's devastating Cyclone Nargis face a potentially serious health crisis. WHO and partner agencies are launching... Read the rest
Burma: What Witnesses are Saying May 8, 2008 – Witnesses in Burma have been contacting RFA Burmese service staff with heartbreaking accounts of devastation, death, and a major humanitarian crisis in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Nargis. Read their... Read the rest
Cambodia Aims to Help Global Environment Mar 25, 2008 – Environmental experts met with government officials Tuesday to review the national strategy to improve the global environment and promote sustainable livelihoods. The officials met to answer problems of land degredation,... Read the rest
Pesticide Use Endangers Pailin, Officials Warn Mar 24, 2008 – Farmers in Pailin are using pesticides to help crop yields without understanding the harm they can cause, officials said. The pesticides are not being used properly, and may be harmful... Read the rest
Gov't, UNDP Fight Harmful Car Air-Con Mar 7, 2008 – The Ministry and Environment and UNDP said Friday they would help car owners pay to have polluting air-conditioners in old cars updated. Cars built before 1996 have air-conditioners that cool... Read the rest
Climate Change: African farmers not to blame Feb 25, 2008 – European consumers shunning imported food supposedly to limit climate change should not make African farmers a scapegoat, a Brussels conference has been told. In Britain, several supermarkets have begun labelling... Read the rest
Biofuels: 'Green gold' or problems untold? Feb 25, 2008 – No subject appears to divide as many people in the climate change arena as biofuels. Their potential to positively impact greenhouse gas emissions is undoubtedly enormous. But the pursuit of... Read the rest
Chilling Effect: Global warmists try to stifle debate Feb 25, 2008 – John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton all promise bold action on climate change . All have endorsed a form of cap-and-trade system that would severely limit future carbon emissions.... Read the rest
Almost All Biofuels Used Today Make Global Warming Worse Feb 10, 2008 – Almost all biofuels used today cause more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels if the full emissions costs of producing these “green” fuels are accounted for, two US studies published... Read the rest
Clearing Land for Biofuels Makes Global Warming Worse Feb 7, 2008 – Growing crops to make biofuels may accelerate global warming, not slow down its effects, a new study says. When farmers clear native ecosystems such as forests or grasslands to grow... Read the rest
Lawmakers Mull Environmental Protection Zone Dec 27, 2007 – Parliamentarians spent Friday discussing a draft law on the protection of the environment. The law would seek to curb illegal logging and the poaching of wild animals, two areas of... Read the rest
Illegal Logging Stripping Lao Forests Nov 21, 2007 – BANGKOK—Timber traders in Laos are still logging through “unofficial” channels despite new government curbs, a well-placed source in Laos has told RFA’s Lao service. The source, who spoke on condition... Read the rest
Bangladesh Cyclone Death Toll Reaches 2,300 Nov 18, 2007 – The Bangladeshi government says 2,300 people were killed by the powerful cyclone that battered the south of the country last week, but aid organizations say the toll could be much... Read the rest
Cambodian Environment Remains Pressing Issue, Expert Says Nov 8, 2007 – Cambodia's natural environment remains under threat, but there are measures everyday Cambodians can take to help it, an expert said Thursday. Illegal logging, land theft, poaching, chemical fertilizer and pesticide... Read the rest
Malaysia Hopes Space Voyage Will Inspire Future Scientists Oct 11, 2007 – Bangkok -- Malaysia's first astronaut is orbiting the Earth after months of training and a successful launch from Kazakhstan. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor is accompanying American Astronaut Peggy Whitson and Russian... Read the rest
Environmental Group Camps to Protect Indonesia's Forests Oct 9, 2007 – Jakarta -- The international environmental organization Greenpeace has opened a "forest defenders camp" on Indonesia's Sumatra Island to bring global attention to the country's destruction of its forests. VOA's Nancy-Amelia... Read the rest
Death Toll Rises from Indonesia Quake, Aftershocks Sep 15, 2007 – Indonesian authorities say the death toll has risen to 21 from a series of strong earthquakes and aftershocks that have hit the western island of Sumatra this week. Authorities announced... Read the rest
WHO Sets Sights on Global Warming as Health Issue Sep 14, 2007 – Global warming is often in the news these days, usually in connection with changing, and sometimes destructive, weather patterns. But the World Health Organization says rising temperatures also have alarming... Read the rest
