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Frightened by River Changes, Villagers Blame Laos Dam, Seek Answers
The sun cast its warmest rays before dusk across the farms on Koh Pnov, one of the Mekong River islands substantial enough to survive the river’s seasonal rise and fall. Though usually drenched by the late afternoon showers of rainy season, on a bright August afternoon village leaders recounted the unprecedented flood and erosion that […]
With activists silenced, China moves ahead on big dam project
The resurrection of a controversial dam project along the Yangtze River is the latest sign that the China’s environmental movement is being muzzled.
Can the Mekong be Saved?
October 28th webinar on the role of science and local knowledge in tackling the threats facing Mekong ecosystems and communities
To dig or not to dig: The controversy surrounding Thailand’s mega canal
Mega-development, mega-devastation or both? A massive canal proposed through Southern Thailand’s biodiversity hotspots has many questioning Thailand’s commitment to sustainability.
Hong Hoang: Environmental activism, influence and CHANGE in Vietnam
Doing things differently clearly works out well for Hong, whose impressive list of accolades includes building one of Vietnam’s most effective campaigning organizations.
Cambodia accelerates fight against single-use plastics
Four months ago Cambodia unveiled plans to ban single-use plastics. Could it work? Five years ago a decree to penalize people for not managing urban garbage and solid waste has largely been ignored.
Science be dammed: Vietnam’s rush to help its largest conglomerate build a tourist city
Up to 138 million cubic meters of sand could be removed from the already sand-depleted Mekong Delta to build a controversial reclamation project.
Vietnam’s massive ecotourism charade
Green light given for a vast land-reclamation project, ignoring research showing the development will expose the new city to rising sea levels and storm surges, which the development itself may not survive.
Developing groundwater from scratch: Lessons from Laos
With hotter, less predictable weather on the rise, more countries are looking underground for water.