Takeaways:
- According to the WWF, 224 plant and vertebrate animal species were discovered in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam in 2020.
- These findings include 155 plants, 16 fish, 17 amphibians, 35 reptiles.
- The discoveries are a collaboration of hundreds of scientists, NGOs and various research and academic institutions around the world.