conservation - Open Development Mekong https://opendevelopmentmekong.net Sharing information about Mekong and its development with the world. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 03:49:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en-US Environment and natural resources The region has been heavily reliant on the readily available supplies of forest timber, non-timber forest products and minerals to boost their economies. Various organizations and government agencies are responsible for over-seeing this usage and management, and how they respond to current environmental concerns.

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]]> https://opendevelopmentmekong.net/topics/environment-and-natural-resources/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=environment-and-natural-resources Hydropower dams With its vast, complex network of tributaries, the Mekong river system has been identified as a valuable source of hydroelectricity generation from as early as the 1960s. Today, the Lower Mekong Basin is a key site for large-scale hydropower dam development,1 and it is estimated that it has the potential to generate 30,000 megawatts (MW) […]

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