Adding a fish pass is not likely to make such an intrusive project sustainable or green. If that pass is only suitable for a single species, no matter how endangered, the whole system is in peril.
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Harvesting White Gold: Vietnam Salt Farmers Amid Climate Change and COVID-19
But in recent years, early arrivals of the wet season and shifting rain patterns have disrupted the salt harvest, impacting both production volume and quality.
UN investigator calls for oil and gas sanctions on Myanmar’s generals
A United Nations investigator is calling for international coordinated action to stem abuse by Myanmar’s military leaders against its people. In a report to the U.N. Human Rights Council, the U.N. special rapporteur lists measures for bringing the country’s generals into compliance with international human rights norms.
Southeast Asia’s Road to Recovery: The Energy Context, a call for papers
The HBS Southeast Asia Regional office is issuing this call for papers/analyses that examine the region’s energy landscape and policy responses to the pandemic around a range of topics. Deadline for application: 6 August 2021.
Dong Thap works to preserve bio-diversity in agriculture
The province has surveyed eco-systems to identify the specific areas and species of plants and animals that should be preserved, including lotus, water lily, cajeput trees, bamboo and other indigenous plants, especially rice varieties.
Ministry tells Ming Dih Co to relocate following Monday’s massive explosion and fire
“If the company wants to resume operations, it will [have to relocate] to an industrial estate and follow the industrial rules.”
On China’s doorstep, Laos plays a careful game of balancing
China’s influence is growing in Laos, but the country’s foreign relations present a more complex picture.
Solar energy and regional coordination as a feasible alternative to large hydropower in Lower Mekong
We demonstrate that Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia have tangible opportunities for meeting projected electricity demand and CO2 emission targets with less hydropower than currently planned—options range from halting the construction of all dams in the Lower Mekong to building 82% of the planned ones.
Xi Says China doesn’t bully other Countries: Myanmar’s people know better
Beijing, however, does not protect military regimes for free. It has had a lot of control over Myanmar under military rule, and it is Myanmar’s people who have suffered the consequences. To name a few examples, Myanmar has come very close to losing Myitsone, the confluence of the Mali and N’mai rivers in Kachin State that forms the source of the Ayeyarwady River. In this location, China still plans to complete a mega hydropower project that was halted in 2011 due to public opposition.
Artist highlights the scourge of plastic pollution
Visitors can interact by putting a capsule of plastic waste in a water tank. Each capsule has a different form of plastic found in everyday life as well as in the ocean. When a capsule of plastic waste is dropped into the tank, the water begins to move and flow, creating a whirlpool. The stronger the whirlpool, the greater the volume of that plastic waste in the sea.