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#Sand has many values to the economy once it is extracted from the river, yet it has greater value when it stays in the rivers and coasts as if offers there the most cost-effective protection from the effects of climate change. #adaptation WWF Resilient Asian Deltas🐬 mekongeye.com/2023/11/06/vie…

While the logic of promoting #hydropower to support increased energy demands of growing #economic devt is valid the wider & cumulative economic trade-offs for “much larger” #industries both regionally and globally must be taken into account. WWF Water 💧🐟 news.mongabay.com/2023/11/dam-bu…

“What happens to the #Mekong has implications beyond the Mekong. If you affect one [part] of a #supplychain, then it can affect millions of people who depend on it. That’s the world we live in.” #hydropower @CarolynCowan11 WWF Water 💧🐟 WWF Partnerships 🤝🌿 news.mongabay.com/2023/11/dam-bu…

Amazing BBC #PlanetEarth3 episode on #Freshwater inc an extraordinary segment on the successful rescue & relocation of a stranded Indus River dolphin WWF has been working with govt & communities in #Pakistan for decades to save this iconic species bbcearth.com/shows/planet-e…

Fantastic website for anyone interested in freshwater fishes. The all new IUCN Species Survival Commission Freshwater Fish Specialist Group website is up-and-running. Great source of information and news about freshwater fishes: freshwaterfish.org

#46 Chinese fire belly newts get their name from their bright orange/red bellies used to ward off predators. And rightfully so, as their skin releases toxins that can paralyze or kill their attacker. Find out more about this incredible species here: wwf.panda.org/discover/our_f…

Cambodian PM affirms ban on #Mekong #hydropower Projects ... and cancellation of #coal power plant. thediplomat.com/2023/12/cambod…

BREAKING: Big boost for climate action COP28 UAE as 37 new countries join #FreshwaterChallenge: world's largest freshwater restoration & protection initiative Great news as healthy rivers, lakes & wetlands are central to climate mitigation & adaptation wwf.panda.org/?10374466/Big-…

Launched today at #COP28 IUCN Red List announces completion of the global freshwater fish assessment which finds 25% of freshwater fishes threatened with extinction #FFSG Topiltzin Contreras Jörg Freyhof Rajeev Raghavan SHOAL iucn.org/press-release/…

New report launched at 9th World #Fisheries Congress by WWF and 21 organisations highlights the pitfalls of the continued invisibility of the #Mekong's Forgotten #Fishes. Kathy Hughes WWF Water 💧🐟 SHOAL IUCN Water and Land Management Team MRC Brian Eyler Mekong Eye bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinio…

OUT NOW: Report by WWF & 25 partners focuses on the dazzlingly diverse fishes of the Mekong river - from some of the world’s largest freshwater species to one of the smallest! 🤯 But they're all under increasing threat👇 asiapacific.panda.org/hidden/the_mek…

📢 OUT TODAY A flagship report released by WWF & partners focuses on the dazzlingly diverse fishes of the Mekong. The river is home to some of the world’s largest freshwater species and one of the smallest! 🤯 #MekongFishes #MekongForgottenFishes #ValuingRivers (1/2)

The world's largest inland fishery is at threat. The fishery is priceless, providing food security and livelihoods for over 40 million people, but at threat from dams, land use change and sand mining. Mekong Forgotten Fishes report states urgent actions: asiapacific.panda.org/?366335/Asias-…

In the #Mekong the tradeoffs between Climate #Mitigation and Climate #Adaptation become even more apparent when you shift from a water lens to a sediment lens and zoom into the #delta.

We call on decision makers to listen to the people who have never forgotten the Mekong's fishes and who are facing the immediate effects of their decline + to take measures to keep rivers free-flowing, tackle unsustainable sand mining, destructive fishing practices, pollution,...

Out now - my documentary on excessive sand mining in the Mekong. Yup, another environmental crisis to worry about but the programme comes with solutions too! Big thanks to Vince Beiser, 💧Marc Goichot🌎💦 Pascal Peduzzi from UN Environment Programme, Julian Leyland & @_andy_ball bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

Attending #MRC #Mekong Regional Stakeholder Forum State of Basin Report highlights significant concerns re #sediment #environment #drought #delta

Did you know all six species of #RiverDolphins are endangered? The good news is that 10 countries have committed to taking action for river dolphins 🩵 #CoP16Colombia is our chance to #ActForOurPlanet! WWF Water 💧🐟

"Many economists & planners think in term of linear devt which includes taking some decisions that can always be reversed. This doesn’t apply to ecosystems. In nature stress builds up until thresholds are reached, resulting in radical and permanent transformations." WWF Water 💧🐟