Land and deforestation in ASEAN with May Thazin Aung
Channel: Stockholm Environment Institute
Date: 12/09/2017

“Deforestation remains a major concern in the ASEAN region. One of the major trends in the ASEAN region is the expansion of rubber and oil palm plantations into forest areas. A lot of this commercial agriculture expansion is also illegal,” says May Thazin Aung, associate researcher in SEI Asia, and the author of the chapter on “Land” in the 5th State of the Environment Report (5th SOER) released by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on 12th September 2017.

May Aung discusses how ASEAN can take steps to address the critical threats affecting Southeast Asia’s land and forests ecosystems.

To learn more about May and her work:
https://www.sei-international.org/staff?staffid=450