Scientists lay out what dam construction could mean for residents and the environment in the region.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Briefing paper on biodiversity, rights and business open for public comment
Comments sought for briefing paper on biodiversity, human rights and business in Myanmar.
Women must be central to Mekong dam decisions
Loss of livelihoods and independent sources of income for women due to dam construction can disrupt gender relations within families and communities…
How empowering women leads to innovative agricultural practices
What is the actual impact of an intensified development focus on rural women?
Civic group seeks China green help to stymie dam
Local civic groups will seek help from Friends of Nature (FON), a renowned conservation group in China, for its campaign against dam projects on the Mekong River.
Floating rice: The climate-resilient alternative for Cambodia’s food production
Grown in floods and thriving without pesticides, floating rice offers sustainable alternative for its eco-friendly food production.
Payments to protect forest carbon must increase to defend against rubber plantations
Efforts to protect tropical forests in Southeast Asia for the carbon they store may fail because protection payments are too low
Ecotourism payments for wildlife sightings benefit conservation in Laos
Higher payments for more wildlife sightings and improved protections for wildlife work.
Mekong through photographers’ eyes: ‘disaster after disaster’
Photographers Gareth Bright and Luke Forsyth travelled from the sea to the source of the Mekong and found people struggling to adapt to rapid changes
Mekong nations agree to share information
Guidelines to be formulated this week on how to share information and technology to jointly manage the transnational river.