Fierce competition for water could trigger conflict unless nations cooperate to share the diminishing resource, leaders from Asia-Pacific nations warned on Monday.

Space & Earth - Environment

May 20, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

(AP)—Determined to kill or capture a murderous Mekong River drug lord, China's security forces considered a tactic they'd never tried before: calling a drone strike on his remote hideaway deep in the hills ...

Technology - Other

May 03, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 0

Demand for farmland may strip the Greater Mekong region of a third of its remaining forest cover over the next two decades without swift government action, a leading conservation group warned Thursday.

Biology - Ecology

May 02, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 0

The Thai navy on Tuesday said it had intercepted wildlife traffickers attempting to smuggle 104 endangered pangolins to China on the Mekong river.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 26, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 0

The sight of two dolphins twisting playfully in the murky waters of the Mekong river elicits barely stifled squeals of delight from a boatload of eco-tourists.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 31, 2012 not rated yet 0

From a devilish-looking bat to a frog that sings like a bird, scientists have identified 126 new species in the Greater Mekong area, the WWF said in a new report detailing discoveries in 2011.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Dec 18, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0

The United States urged caution on plans by Laos to build a multibillion-dollar dam that has raised environmental concerns from neighboring nations, saying its impact was still "unknown."

Space & Earth - Environment

Nov 06, 2012 1 / 5 (1) 0

Laos on Monday said it would start construction of a controversial multi-billion dollar dam this week, after adapting the design to calm environmental concerns from neighbouring nations.

Space & Earth - Environment

Nov 05, 2012 not rated yet 0

Energy-hungry Cambodia on Friday gave the green light to a multi-million dollar hydropower dam backed by companies from China and Vietnam that activists say will affect thousands of people.

Space & Earth - Environment

Nov 02, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—Millions of people are in danger of going hungry if the construction of dams on the lower Mekong River in South-East Asia goes ahead, according to research from The Australian National University.

Space & Earth - Environment

Aug 27, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 3

The Cambodian government on Friday said it will limit fishing in a zone in the Mekong River to protect critically endangered freshwater dolphins.

Biology - Ecology

Aug 24, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0

Thai opponents of a planned multi-billion dollar dam in Laos submitted a lawsuit to a court in Bangkok on Tuesday seeking to prevent their country buying power from the hydropower project.

Space & Earth - Environment

Aug 07, 2012 not rated yet 0

Laos has pledged to stall construction of a controversial multi-billion dollar dam on the Mekong river until all its neighbours' environmental concerns have been answered, state media said Friday.

Space & Earth - Environment

Jul 06, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 0

U.S. scientists and Vietnamese researchers will discuss coastal ocean circulation and land-ocean environmental trends this week as the R/V Roger Revelle, an auxiliary general purpose oceanographic research vessel ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Jun 27, 2012 not rated yet 0

Laos has postponed construction of a controversial dam on the Mekong, an official said Thursday, dismissing fears that the work was going ahead despite growing regional opposition.

Space & Earth - Environment

May 10, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1