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Make or break time for Mekong river as Xayaburi dam decision looms
Submitted by Earth News on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 01:21
ShareThisSiem Reap, Cambodia – Environment and water resource ministers from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam meeting in Siem Reap next week hold the fate of the Mekong river in their hands as they look set to reach a decision on a go or no-go for the controversial Xayaburi dam in northern Laos.
Possible to have same power with less damage with alternative Mekong dams
Submitted by Earth News on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 01:21
ShareThisPhnom Penh, Cambodia: A new study by WWF on aquatic ecosystem connectivity reveals that the Mekong region could have equivalent power but dramatically less damage to river functioning by opting for tributary rather than main channel dams.
Tears for the Yangtze Finless Porpoise
Submitted by Earth News on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 01:21
ShareThisWhen the Baiji Dolphin was declared "functionally extinct" in 2006, it was a once-in-25-million-year event. Never before had a whole species of dolphin been wiped off the planet because of human activity. Despite a last-ditch effort to save the species, it was a case of too little too late.
Mozambique’s Lake Niassa declared reserve and Ramsar site
Submitted by Earth News on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 01:21
ShareThisLake Niassa, has been officially declared a reserve by the Government of Mozambique today, protecting the species and natural habitats of one of the largest and the most bio-diverse, freshwater lakes in the world.
Urgent action needed to avoid extinction of Mekong dolphins
Submitted by Earth News on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 01:21
ShareThisThe critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphin population in the Mekong River numbers just 85, WWF research has revealed. Calf survival was found to be very low, leading researchers to conclude that the small population is declining and at high risk of extinction.
WWF and FISA launch their Clean Water alliance
Submitted by Earth News on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 01:21
ShareThisGland, Switzerland - FISA, the World Rowing Federation (“World Rowing”) and WWF have announced their strategic alliance for the promotion of Clean Water.
“Future We Want” proposals are not the future we need: WWF
Submitted by Earth News on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 01:21
ShareThisGland, Switzerland – The first negotiating draft for the Rio+20 summit on sustainable development has the direction right, but the magnitude wrong, global environmental organization WWF said today.
Sweet news for environment as sustainable sugar comes to market
Submitted by Earth News on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 01:21
ShareThisSao Paulo, Brazil: A mill in Sao Paulo, Brazil has become the first to have its sugar cane production certified under the new Bonsucro sustainability standard.
“This will change the sugar cane industry forever,” said Kevin Ogorzalek, WWF-US programme officer and Chairman of the Bonsucro Board.
New views on water, energy and food
Submitted by Earth News on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 01:21
ShareThisWater, energy or food.
Which would you pick to do without?
None of them, of course. All three are essential to our well-being. They are the foundation of our societies and the lifeblood of our economies. They are also closely linked, and as we focus on one, too often we overlook the implications for the others.
The Danube: bluer day by day, thanks to regional cooperation
Submitted by Earth News on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 01:21
ShareThisBy Olga Apostolova, Danube-Carpathian Programme Office
