Sanakham Dam Sparks Fear and Anguish Along the Thai-Lao Border A long-dreaded dam project on Laos’ side of the border is moving forward, despite opposition…
Controversial private projects, increase in tourist boat trips near ecologically important mangrove forests have upset conservationists in Hoi An Nearby Cu Lao Cham’s tourism-in-moderation approach…
Where Have All the Mekong River’s Fish Gone? Highly endangered fish species are on the brink, as dam-building along the Mekong decimates the ecosystem which…
Where Have All the Mekong River’s Fish Gone? Policymakers have clung to the fiction that damage to fish populations from hydropower projects can be avoided…
UNESCO experts insist that a huge dam would destroy the “authenticity and integrity” of the World Heritage Site in Laos. Activists say dam operators and…