Nearly one year ago, the Stimson Center’s Southeast Asia team launched a public dashboard documenting more than 2,000 instances of unregulated mining along rivers in mainland Southeast Asia. This panel discussion explores why unregulated mining is expanding in mainland Southeast Asia despite widespread awareness of its impacts. Speakers include Pianporn (Pai) Deetes, Executive Director of Rivers and Rights; Kevin Woods, Research Associate at Chulalongkorn University, and Regan Kwan, Southeast Asia Program Research Analyst at the Stimson Center. Brian Eyler, Senior Fellow and Director of the Southeast Asia and Energy, Water, and Sustainability Programs at the Stimson Center moderates the discussion.
