When finished next year, it will be the eighth dam on the Lancang River—China's name for its 1,300-mile stretch of the Mekong ... China is not a full member of the commission; it has no explicit ...

Despite its gargantuan size, but also because of it, the giant catfish lives a tenuous existence in the murky waters of its native river, Southeast Asia’s Mekong, where its numbers have ...

“This means it’s not the normal Mekong water. It’s water that’s been stored behind a dam.” River water should instead be full of silt. The Mekong, South-east Asia’s main ...

The China-backed Techo Funan Canal, which will connect the Mekong River to the country’s coast, has given rise to environmental and security concerns. The proposed Funan Techo Canal is set to ...

So researchers such as Stoffers are working to create detailed maps of species-specific migration ... with hundreds built throughout the Mekong River system over the past two decades.

WE DEPEND ON RIVER ... the Mekong River. The initiative will support activities to prevent construction of the Sambor and Stung Treng dams in the core habitat of Irrawaddy dolphins. Mapping polluters ...