environment - 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 Forests and forestry Forests and the forestry sector are linked to many aspects of the people and politics of the Lower Mekong Basin. In the current political and economical climates, the status of forests in the LMB is centered around governance, definitions, biodiversity, timber sector and production, forest cover, and forest loss.

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]]> https://opendevelopmentmekong.net/topics/forests-and-forestry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=forests-and-forestry 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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