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Panyasith Thammavongsa
Panyasith Thammavongsa is a reporter and assistant news editor for the Vientiane Times in Laos. He covers drugs, environment and development. He’s been with the Times for more than five years.
Posts by Panyasith Thammavongsa
Laos moves forward on environmental management
No commentsLaos is moving forward with the drafting of national environmental quality standards to effectively manage the country’s environment.
»Weather disaster in Asia
No commentsMore than 15,000 people around the world died from extreme weather events in 2007 — a record number compared with the recent years — according to a report at the UN climate summit in the Polish city of Poznan.
»Laos needs funds to support climate adaptation
No commentsLaos needs substantial technical and financial support for adaptation to climate change, said the head of the Lao delegation at Thursday’s high-level session at the UN climate change conference in Poland.
»Laos expects to sell carbon credits
No commentsLaos expects to sell carbon credits in the near future after the country completes a plan to manage and monitor carbon storage in forestry by 2012.
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