Sawat Kaewdam, 48, an artisanal fisher, prepares a fishing net on the banks of the Mekong River in Ban Sob Kok, as prices have fallen and locals rarely eat fish from rivers due to fears of heavy metal ...
Covering an area of more than 1,000 square miles, Cambodia’s Tonle Sap is Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake and one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world. For the communities who have ...
2024 was a grim year for conservation and its champions across Southeast Asia, as deforestation surged due to infrastructure, agriculture, logging and mining, threatening critical ecosystems and ...
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Global demand for rare earths is wreaking havoc on one of Asia’s mightiest river systems
Global demand for rare earth minerals is driving the toxic pollution of some of Asia’s most important rivers, threatening the health and livelihoods of tens of millions of people. Rare earths are at ...
The Tonle Sap River is roughly 100 kilometers long, starting at the Tonle Sap Lake in northwestern Cambodia. It is midday in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The Mekong River, having mixed with ...
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Why Asia’s great rivers matter to the whole planet
When we talk about the great rivers of Asia—the Ganges, the Yangtze, the Mekong, and the Brahmaputra—it’s easy to frame […] ...
Court allows Trump-backed cuts to Planned Parenthood's Medicaid funding in 22 states A provision in Trump's tax and domestic policy bill deprives Planned Parenthood health centers that perform ...
Asia’s rivers are becoming the new frontier of slow travel, with Pandaw driving growth in expedition cruising across ...
THA TON, Thailand – For most of her life, 59-year-old farmer Tip Kamlue has irrigated her fields in northern Thailand with the waters of the Kok River, which flows down from neighboring Myanmar before ...
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