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Harnessing the Mekong or Killing It?
But as China completed one, then two, and then seven dams upstream, the few hundred residents of Ban Pak Ing saw the Mekong ... river and in regional peace. The 958-foot-tall Xiaowan dam—the ...
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World's largest freshwater fish found in Mekong, scientists say
A 300kg (661lb) stingray caught in the Mekong river in Cambodia is the biggest ... There is no official record-keeping or database of the world's biggest freshwater fish. The Mekong is rich ...
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How the scramble for sand is destroying the Mekong
Desert sand is too smooth to bind to make concrete, so sand is taken from river beds such as the ... just a threat to the humans. The Mekong supports the world's largest inland fishery, providing ...
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Saving the Mekong: The arduous battle to sustain life along South-east Asia’s longest river
CHIANG RAI, Thailand - Bean sprout farmer Orapin Waotikon describes life along the Mekong River as “throwing the ... While the Mekong supports the world’s largest inland fishery, it also ...
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The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
the Mekong River is among the top 10 waterways in Asia most responsible for riverine plastic waste reaching the world’s oceans. The proposed United Nations-led Global Plastic Treaty debated in ...