It’s a battle to preserve the country’s unique marine species amid thousands of water management projects.
Category: Eye Original
Mekong Eye’s original stories contributed by local journalists, partners, and grantees of the Internews’ Earth Journalism Network.
Developers target a ‘protected’ forest in Cambodia
Wildlife rescue center and environmentalists call for clarity over development plans for the Phnom Tamao Forest.
Rising gas prices hit Vietnam’s LNG power plans
As conflict pushes gas prices higher, Hanoi is having second thoughts on how to address its energy shortages.
In the Mekong Delta, sand mining means lost homes and fortunes
Known as the rice basket of the country, the delta now sees houses tumbling into rivers and livelihoods lost.
Irrawaddy dolphins in Thailand disappearing fast
Only 14 of the rare dolphins remain in Songkhla Lake with their numbers dropping from more than 100 in the 1990s.
The last generation of fisher folk in Ban Tamui
People who once relied on the Mekong for their livelihood can no longer depend on it and are looking elsewhere to make a living.
After renewables frenzy, Vietnam’s solar energy goes to waste
Solar and wind farms forced to limit operations due to infrastructure limitations following the renewables boom.
Low Mekong waters make life hard around Cambodia’s smaller lakes
While Tonle Sap is recognized as a resource worthy of protection, countless other lakes, ponds and wetlands also depend on Mekong flooding but are dwindling away unnoticed.
Myanmar’s environment hit by rare earth mining boom
Pristine parts of northern Kachin State are under threat as demand grows for high-tech devices that rely on rare earth.
The women who stepped in to rescue Thailand’s elephants
A group of women rose to the challenge when Thailand’s elephant shows closed after Covid-19 killed the tourist trade