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Almost a Quarter of All Freshwater Fish Species Are in Peril, Thanks to Humans

By Nantiya February 19, 2021February 19, 2021

Meet the Latest ‘Super Plant’ to Fight Air Pollution

By Nantiya February 19, 2021February 19, 2021

Franchet’s cotoneaster, is a shrub with hairy leaves that sports white or pink berries in spring and summer and black, purple or red berries in fall and winter. It is originally from China, Thailand and Myanmar.

Mekong Takes on Bluish Tinge as Water Levels Again Fall

By Nantiya February 17, 2021February 18, 2021

While the MRC statement was careful to avoid aiming too much ire in the direction of China, the impact of the 11 upstream dams that China has built on the river in Yunnan province has recently become the subject of increasing international attention.

Mekong River drops to “worrying” levels, some sections turning blue-green

By Nantiya February 12, 2021February 14, 2021

“Continuing this flow pattern could have an impact on river transport, fish migration, agriculture and river weed collection. To help the Lower Mekong countries manage risks more effectively, we call on China and the Lower Mekong countries themselves to share their water release plans with us.”

After Mekong, China focuses to take control over Brahmaputra’s water

By Nantiya February 12, 2021February 14, 2021

Brian Eyler, an expert in rivers who is the director of the South East Asia Program at the Stimson Center said China has built several small- and medium-sized dam and as per an analysis of recent data on Chinese dams, “these operations have delivered deeper and deeper cuts to the downstream communities of the once-mighty Mekong river.”

Nominations open for 2021 Mekong heroes

By Nantiya February 11, 2021February 11, 2021

Nominations are now open for the 2021 Mekong Hero at www.MekongHeroes.com, and the winners will be announced at the 2nd Virtual Destination Mekong Summit in May 2021.

Four International Water Stories to Watch in 2021

By Nantiya February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

Scott Moore, a senior fellow at The Water Center at Penn, said to watch for rising tensions over water use in the basin, which is already beset by sand mining, saltwater encroachment, land subsidence, and a dam-building spree in countries besides China.

Blue Mekong in northeastern region of Thailand is bad omen

By Nantiya February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

Local fishery officials said the water turned blue because it was stagnant, resulting from dam construction in a neighboring country. Without a solution, fish in the Mekong River would be extinct, plankton and dissolved oxygen would decline and its ecosystem would be ruined.

Dams upstream slowly killing the mighty Mekong

By Nantiya February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) on Tuesday released satellite images showing a drastic drop in the water level of Mekong River this Sunday compared to images captured on January 3.

India Dam Disaster Highlights Pressure On Asia’s Rivers

By Nantiya February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

Beijing’s dam-building has faced criticism outside the country particularly on the Mekong River, which begins on the Tibetan Plateau in China and winds through Southeast Asia.

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