Emerging hope for the critically endangered Mekong dolphins
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – His Excellency Nao Thuok, Director General of the Cambodian Fisheries Administration, recently hosted an informal meeting of national and international experts to discuss urgent conservation actions for the critically endangered Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphin.
Forests fundamental to effective climate deal
The world’s ability to control climate change could be crippled if global leaders do not support clear and effective targets to arrest deforestation at climate talks in Copenhagen in December, WWF said at the conclusion of a key global foresty summit.
First rattan association of Cambodia, a step to sustainable rattan industry
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Eleven rattan small and medium enterprise owners and other community rattan processors from Phnom Penh and provinces meet on September 28th to officially form Cambodia’s first rattan association. The agenda will focus on election of a management committee and discussion over conditions and roles of current and future memberships.
Close Encounters: new species discoveries in the Greater Mekong
New species discovered in the Greater Mekong at risk of extinction due to climate change.
Greater Mekong Climate Change Adaptation agreement: a world’s first in the making…
Asia’s first climate change adaptation agreement was the focus of a recent meeting held in Bangkok, convened on July 22 by WWF Greater Mekong Programme, the United Nations Environment Programme and the Swedish Environmental Secretariat for Asia.
Toothless laws encourage rising demand for pangolin
Rising demand for pangolins, mostly from mainland China, compounded by lax laws is wiping out the unique toothless anteaters from their native habitats in Southeast Asia, according to a group of leading pangolin experts.
Toothless laws encourage rising demand for pangolin
Rising demand for pangolins, mostly from mainland China, compounded by lax laws is wiping out the unique toothless anteaters from their native habitats in Southeast Asia, according to a group of leading pangolin experts.
Mekong dolphins on the brink of extinction
Pollution in the Mekong River has pushed the local population of Irrawaddy dolphins to the brink of extinction, a new report by WWF has revealed.
Governments take action to protect Mekong giant
The Governments of Lao PDR and Thailand have declared an early end to the 2009 Mekong giant catfish fishing season in an effort to protect the critically endangered species.
WWF and the Lao Govt. sign an agreement to strengthen local park management
A two year project for improving the Xe Pian National Protected Area management was signed today in Vientiane by WWF and the Champasak Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office (PAFO). This project aims to improve the national park management system through training.