The Guardian view on wildlife in lockdown: feeling the pressure. If countries that use tourism to fund conservation are not supported, species and habitats will disappear The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

New Guinea has the most plant species of any island: news.mongabay.com/2020/08/new-gu…

500 hydropower dams planned inside of protected areas... BUT progress in energy technologies has diversified options and can avoid conflicts of the past Forbes forbes.com/sites/jeffoppe… WWF Water 💧🐟

Take 2'37 out of your day to watch this Reducing river sediment flow through dams, sand mining etc undermines resilience of deltas - home to 100s of millions, rich agricultural land, megacities, key economies & unique biodiversity. Urgent action needed to keep sediment flowing

Global deforestation accelerates during #COVID19 as controls drop & natural resources are exploited recklessly A recipe to ignite the next #pandemic & deepen the climate crisis Are we learning the #Coronavirus lessons? ⁦We Don't Have Time⁩ ⁦ipbes ft.com/content/b72e39…

This year marks 2 years of zero #elephant poaching in the Yangon and Bago Regions of #Myanmar. Something to celebrate🎉 on the #WorldElephantDay #WorldElephantDay2020 @WWF_WLCrime Margaret Kinnaird

Happy #WorldElephantDay!🐘We at WWF are committed to reducing demand for elephant #ivory and closing legal and illegal ivory markets in Asia, which are driving poaching of elephants in Africa WWFChina WWF Greater Mekong Margaret Kinnaird WWF Markets greatermekong.panda.org/challenges_in_…

2020 is on track to be the hottest year on record 🌡️ 🔥 The earth is heating up, and it’s having devastating consequences for vulnerable communities and ecosystems the world over. We must cut emissions and tackle the #ClimateCrisis. It’s #TimeToAct!

Tropical lowland #floodplain forests are amazingly productive ecosystems yet disappearing rapidly in #Cambodia putting livelihoods & tens of #FreshwaterSpecies at risk #TonleSap WWF in Cambodia WWF Water 💧🐟 @david_tickner Jeff Opperman💧🐟🎸 Brian Eyler Lee Poston api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/p…

“I am concerned that the next generation will not know Cambodian fish types since we don’t have fish now.” #Mekong voacambodia.com/a/as-the-tonle…

"UNESCO Biosphere Reserve near Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam contains one of the world's largest rehabilitated mangrove forests. ...approved a $9.3 billion tourist development to be built largely on filled-in coastal land within the reserve's buffer zone." ecowatch.com/mangroves-clim…

“Organised criminal networks favor population reductions and even extinction of pangolins because it drives up the value of their stockpiled pangolin scales.” @FREELANDpeople TRAFFIC Space for Giants African Pangolin Working Group WWF Greater Mekong The Independent independent.co.uk/environment/pa…

558 new species extinctions are anticipated by 2100. "...we need to increase our collective awareness about the looming escalation of the biodiversity crisis and take action to combat this global emergency. Time is pressing." Tobias Andermann ScienceAlert sciencealert.com/mammal-extinct…

Webinar on FRIDAY from ACAMS - Natural Framework: Developing a global Illicit Wildlife Trade response ecosystem - keynote by Marcus Pleyer of FATF and featuring pannelists from WWF RUSI HM Treasury Treasury Department Egmont Group of FIUs. WWF Hong Kong WWF Greater Mekong linkedin.com/posts/acams_fa…

We need to protect the breeding fishes of the #MekongRiver, their spawning grounds & migration routes! it is just basic common sense #ecology #FoodSecurity WWF Water 💧🐟 WWF Greater Mekong IUCN Water and Land Management Team Brian Eyler Mouth of the Mekong RajeshDaniel World Fish Migration Day FAO Inland Fisheries @fishconserve

How do we: Move the freshwater biodiversity crisis up the global agenda? Get more stakeholders to integrate it and act, notably the finance sector? and get governments to understand it is vital to protect freshwater biodiversity? So critical, to all rivers, especially in Asia!

A new Foundation dedicated to saving Saola from extinction in #Laos and #Vietnam! Found only in the Annamite Mountains, the #Saola is the sole representative of the genus Pseudoryx and is critically endangered. WWF Greater Mekong Lorraine Scotson Maue Kay Foundation saolafoundation.org

We depend on healthy rivers for much more than water. They support vital freshwater fisheries that feed millions, fertilise floodplains, and help defend cities & deltas from impacts of #ClimateChange. This #WorldRiversDay, let's all start #ValuingRivers pand.as/ValuingRivers

Lots to reflect on from the #freshwater world 👇 EuroNatur Foundation Ulrich Eichelmann WWF Central and Eastern Europe rewild World Fish Migration Day @WWFMyanmar The Freshwater Blog China Dialogue The Revelator

#MekongRiver environmental crisis deserves more attention given the strategic importance of the Mekong River to Southeast Asia. Vietnam calls for an urgent and new approach from Asean 💧🐟 Stuart Orr 🐟💧 WWF Greater Mekong IUCN Water and Land Management Team Alistair Monument Michael Tatarski Mouth of the Mekong Pete Ford