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Environmental projects in the Greater Mekong region

WWF's active projects in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam

Forest Carbon Projects and Protected Area Management in Laos

Lao PDR has the largest intact forest cover in Indochina, and so is in a unique position to contribute to the global fight against climate change. ...

Modified: Oct 2009 - Started: May 2009

Mekong River's giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas). This fish weighed approximately 160kg and measured about 250cm in length. Populations have declined by about 90% over the past 20 years.

Giant catfish conservation in the Mekong

The Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas) is found only in the Mekong River and is one of the largest freshwater fish species in the worl...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Jan 2007

Young women using scoop nets to collect crustaceans, aquatic insects, and small fish for household consumption. Lao PDR.

Support to Food Security and Aquatic Biodiversity

Laos is a culturally diverse country globally renowned for its unique biodiversity and natural resources. The Mekong River carves a path down its leng...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Jan 2005

Pilot Green Club Activities in Southern Lao PDR

The aim of this project is to pilot training of teachers in rural areas on environmental education (EE) activities. The project will be conducted in a...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Nov 2007

Managing Environmental River Flows

The project aims to design a national framework and methodology to assess sustainable river flows and ensure a healthy river system within Vietnam. Th...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Sep 2008

View across the Mekong river (Thailand/Laos border) from the Pha Taem cliffs. Northeastern Thailand.

Protecting wetlands in the Mekong Basin

Wetlands are an important part of Thailand’s environment. Not only are they areas of great biodiversity, but they perform all kinds of useful function...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Oct 2005

Innovative Management of Asian Elephants in the Kaeng Krachan National Park

Asian elephants survive mostly in the Tenasserim Range along the border between Thailand and Myanmar. The project targets to manage an estimated popul...

Modified: Aug 2009 - Started: Nov 2006

Improving the Management of Xe Pian National Protected Area

This project is intended to strengthen the capacity of the Department of Forestry in the management of protected areas (PAs) and wildlife conservation...

Modified: Aug 2009 - Started: Oct 2008

Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) in the Mekong river, Kratie province. Cambodia.

Saving the Mekong River’s dolphins

With a characteristically rounded head, no beak, and sporting a small triangular shaped dorsal fin with a rounded tip below the centre of the back, th...

Modified: Aug 2009 - Started: Jan 2005

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