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Dams on the tributaries of the Mekong River could have a greater negative effect on fish biodiversity and food security than those on the main river, researchers say. Hydropower developments on ...
A massive expansion of hydropower planned for the Mekong River Basin in Southeast Asia could have a catastrophic impact on the river's fishery and millions of people who depend on it, according to a ...
The Mekong River and its tributaries snake across six countries, from China down into mainland Southeast Asia. Experts worry that the river’s last days “as a healthy ecosystem” are here, an ...
A family’s floating home on the Mekong River in Cambodia in December, near the site of a proposed dam. ... has signed off on more than 140 dams for the Mekong and its tributaries.
Last month the Cambodian government announced their plans to build a dam on one of the Mekong River’s most important tributaries, the 3-S River Basin, in 2014. This was declared just five days ...
The Mekong River also fills irrigation systems for agricultural production. Thailand, for example, became the world’s largest rice exporter in 2015 thanks to 118 irrigation reservoirs along the ...
In Brief. The Mekong River is the lifeblood of countries in the Mekong region, but the past few years have seen water flows recurringly decline and processes of saltwater intrusion accelerating in the ...
If Mekong levels do not recede in the next couple of weeks, flooded paddy fields are expected to sustain significant damage. The river has been at nearly 12 metres for almost a month, resulting in ...
The Mekong river basin is the largest inland fishery on the planet, accounting for around a quarter of the world’s freshwater catch, worth more than US$3 billion a year. Four of the six largest ...
The Mekong River "ghost fish", ... This strategy led to the identification of three giant salmon carp between 2020 and 2023 in the Mekong River and one of its tributaries.
The Mekong River "ghost fish", believed to have been extinct, has been sighted three times in recent years, according to a new report published on Monday. According to the study published in ...