The LWMEA project aims to reduce the livestock induced environmental degradation of the open waters of East and South East Asia, and the attendant negative consequences for quality of life and human health in the region. It is a collaboration between PR China, Viet Nam and Thailand, three of the major livestock producing countries in the region, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The World Bank, on behalf of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), is co-financing the project.

Countries participating include Thailand, Vietnam and China (Guangdong Province)