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	The dam and the Mekong dolphin               Download (PDF)
	New forest loss figures highlight need for green growth in the Greater Mekong – WWF Bangkok, Thailand - The Greater Mekong subregion in Southeast Asia risks losing more than a third of its remaining forest cover within the next two decades if regional governments fail to boost protection, value and restore natural capital, and embrace green growth, warns a new WWF report
	Mekong biodiversity hotspot designated for management and conservation of fishery resources Phnom Penh, Cambodia – A Prakas n.126 Proko dated 23 April 2013 and signed by His Excellency Dr. Chan Sarun, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, officially designated a 56km remote section of the Mekong mainstream referred to as Mekong Flooded Forest as a management and conservation site for biodiversity and fisheries resources.
	Dams could signal death knell for Mekong giant catfish Bangkok, Thailand – Damming the mainstream of the lower Mekong River would represent a significant new threat to the survival of the Mekong giant catfish, one of the world’s largest and rarest freshwater fish, according to a new study commissioned by WWF.