Erosion threatens Mekong houses

Vietnam Net April 5, 2013 In An Giang and Dong Thap provinces, thousands of households are scheduled to be relocated to safer areas because of erosion along the Tien and Hau rivers, two tributaries of the Mekong River. The two provinces have asked the Government to fund an additional 24 residential areas to relocate more than 6,500 households in erosion-prone areas. Read Read More…

In Washington, ‘Mekong Days’ puts river in focus

Voice of America March 29, 2013 Advocacy groups, environmentalists and policy-makers have wrapped up five days of events surrounding Mekong River issues in Washington. “Mekong Days,” a series of talks, films and other forums that ended Tuesday, highlighted issues in the region, where some 60 million people live. Read Read More…

Overfished and under-protected: Oceans on the brink of catastrophic…

CNN March 27, 2013 As the human footprint has spread, the remaining wildernesses on our planet have retreated. However, dive just a few meters below the ocean surface and you will enter a world where humans very rarely venture. In many ways, it is the forgotten world on Earth. A ridiculous thought when you consider that oceans make up 90% of the living volume of the planet and are home to Read More…

A guide on balanced tuna stock management

FIS March 25, 2013 Through the Organization for the Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries (OPRT), Dr Peter Miyake expressed the difficulties faced by scientists when they need to advise on balanced measures to manage tuna stocks. Miyake is a leading tuna researcher who has worked for many international tuna fisheries management groups, including the Inter American Tropical Tuna Read More…

World’s oceans are getting warmer, faster

The Carbon Brief March 25, 2013 When looking at how global temperatures have changed, it's easy to focus on the atmosphere. But as a new paper shows, we should be looking at the oceans too - and the deep ocean in particular. Over the last half century, new data shows the oceans have warmed substantially - accelerating in the last decade. Since the start of the 20th century, land and sea Read More…

Serious water shortages in the Mekong Delta thirst

Tuoi Tre News March 26, 2013 An area with numerous rivers and canals running through it has been suffering a severe shortage of fresh water. Drought and rising salinity levels have caused a permanent situation in Bien Bach Commune, Thoi Binh District, in the coastal province of Ca Mau in the Mekong Delta. Fresh water for daily use and drinking is supplied by dealers who transport it in Read More…

Fish passage not a problem, dam builders say

Vientiane Times March 25, 2013 The Xayaboury Dam developers have unveiled technical drawings relating to the fish passage tunnels that will be incorporated into the dam, the first on the Mekong mainstream, which is scheduled for completion in 2019. Fish will be able to swim freely up or downstream through the Xayaboury Dam, they say, as a sophisticated series of tunnels and passages has Read More…

$10 million to protect critical ecosystems in Southeast Asia

Viet Nam News March 25, 2013 The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund has committed to provide another US$10 million in grants to address the environmental crisis engulfing mainland Southeast Asia. The ground-breaking biodiversity fund was launched in 2008. During the first phase, $10 million was invested in efforts to conserve the critical ecosystems in the Indo-Burma Hotspot, which Read More…

Global co-operation key to looming water crisis

Viet Nam News March, 25 2013 Major countries in Asia including Viet Nam are likely to face severe water crises in the coming decades and regional and international co-operation will be crucial to tackling them. Experts attending the Asia-Europe Meeting that wrapped up last Friday in Mekong Delta Can Tho City also agreed that water resource management has become a pressing global Read More…

Coming together for bluefin tuna

National Geographic March 20, 2013 It’s not every day that fishermen and environmentalists agree. But in a significant move, the American Bluefin Tuna Association and the International Game Fish Association are partnering with The Pew Charitable Trusts to protect bluefin tuna, one of the most amazing fish in the sea. By working together, we might be able to help ensure a brighter future for Read More…