Jungle Wisdom Article A trek in Thailand reveals the secrets of the jungle and the heart of a people. By Vincent Vichit-Vadakan
Troubling Waters of Waste around Phu Quoc Island of Vietnam Article The slow implementation of urban waste solutions and wastewater treatment projects leads to environmental problems and the risk of unsustainable development in the near future on Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam. By Hoang Giam
Tourism Struggles to See Its Future in Southeast Asia Article The hard-hit tourism industry in Southeast Asia looks for ways out of the pandemic. From promoting domestic tourism to ‘travel bubbles’ to Thailand’s Phuket Sandbox scheme to bring back international travelers, all ASEAN countries are facing novel challenges of the ‘novel’ coronavirus. What are countries doing to counter the disastrous effects on tourism? And what can countries learn from each other? By Vincent Vichit-Vadakan
Impacts of Tourism Expansion on Social and Environmental Degradation in Yogyakarta Article The Special Region of Yogyakarta has a fairly diverse regional character, divided into volcanic areas, urban, coastal, karst and incised with cluster of hills reaching to Central Java Province. The diversity of this region became the basis of government policy of the Special Region of Yogyakarta which places tourism as one of the regional development missions in the last ten years. This article tries to analyze the social and environment impact of this expansion. By Halik Sandera
