Endangered Siamese Crocodiles Released in Wild

The Wildlife Conservation Society 28 August 2014 The Wildlife Conservation Society announced today the successful release of 17 juvenile critically endangered Siamese crocodiles into a protected wetland in Lao PDR. The one-to-two-year-old crocodiles, which range between 50-100 cm (20-39 inches) in length, were raised in facilities managed by local communities working with WCS to protect Read More…

Creating stewards to conserve marine resources

Business Mirror 23 August 2014 More than 1.6 million Filipinos earn a living from resources from the sea and 85 percent, or 1.1 million, are near-shore fishermen. It should be noted that almost 60 million people, or 56 percent of Filipinos, get their protein from fish. However, their livelihood is under threat as the country’s marine resources have been in constant danger. Several Read More…

Xylem wins fish pass pump contract for Laos’ run-of-river…

The Wall Street Journal 20 August 2014 Xylem Inc., a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world's most challenging water issues, announced today that it has won a contract worth U.S. $19.6 million to provide custom-made Flygt pumps for the Xayaburi run-of-river hydropower dam. The dam is located on the Mekong River in the town of Xayaburi, 80 kilometers south of Read More…

Catching fish, trapping rats by electrocution prevalent in southern…

Tuoi Tre News 13 August 2014 Catching fish and trapping rats by electrocution has become prevalent in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam even though it causes more and more accidental deaths and damage to the surrounding environment. Not only for meat, but farmers also trap rats for protecting their crops from being damaged by the rodents. They install wires around their rice fields at night to Read More…

Vietnam scraps a dozen planned hydropower projects

Thanh Nien News 13 August 2014 The Ministry of Industry and Trade has scrapped 12 planned hydropower projects citing low economic benefits and high social and environmental risks, said Dang Huy Cuong, head of the General Department of Energy. The projects were scheduled to be built in Dien Bien Province in the north, Quang Ngai in the center, and Kon Tum in the central highlands, he said Read More…

Scientists want end to traditional trophy fishing of threatened…

Science Insider 12 August 2014 An international angling group should stop awarding weight-based world records for fish species threatened with extinction, researchers argue in a new study. The awards encourage the killing of the heaviest, most fecund fish, the scientists say, and should be replaced by conservation-friendlier records based on length. Since 1939, the International Game Read More…

Joint efforts to restore Thailand’s forests

The Nation 22 June 2014 The Thailand Environment Institute Foundation is targeting an increase in Thailand's forest area from 22 per cent nationwide to 40 per cent by 2017. It aims to achieve this with help from major corporations including Toyota Motor (Thailand ), PTT, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding and others. The foundation Read More…

Resource depletion in Mekong delta alarming

VietNamNet Bridge 22 June 2014 Scientists and administrators once again rang the bell of alarm against a rapid depletion of natural resources, a biodiversity decline and climate change causing adverse impacts on farming and the livelihood of people in the Mekong Delta at a forum held last week. Nguyen Thanh Nguyen, vice chairman of Long An Province, said at the forum held in Long An that Read More…

Climate change will increase flow in Asia’s big rivers

Sci Dev Net 22 June 2014 Climate change will cause water levels in Asia’s five major river systems, that are fed by Himalayan glaciers, to increase at least until 2050, a new study predicts. Led by Arthur Lutz, post-doctoral researcher at Utrecht University, the Netherlands, the study predicts an increase in water availability for the upstream basins of the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Read More…

River blanketed with water hyacinths, blocking passage of boats

VietNamNet Bridge 20 July 2014 About five million square meters of surface area on Vam Co River is covered with water hyacinths, an indicator of serious environmental pollution. Vam Co Dong, one of the two most important rivers in the southern region that plays a very important role in irrigation works and waterways transportation of Tay Ninh Province, has been clogged for many year with Read More…