Undercurrents Issue 3: Monitoring Developments on Burma’s Mekong

A periodic magazine that monitors developments along Burma’s Mekong River. This issue focuses on how the expanding influence of Chinese interests in the Golden Triangle region, from rubber plantations to wildlife trading, is bringing rapid destructive changes to local communities.  There are also articles on opium cultivation, mining operations, the mainstream Mekong dams in China, […]

April 1, 2009  •  By Lahu National Development Organization  •  Tags: Lahu National Development Organization, Mekong River  •  Read more ➤

Khoe Kay: Biodiversity in Peril

This is the first biodiversity survey of the Salween River in Karen State, and documents 194 plant species and 200 animals, including 42 endangered species. Based on surveys conducted for three months at Khoe Kay, a bend in the river near the Weigyi dam site, it includes comprehensive charts and unique photographs. Download the report.

October 1, 2008  •  By Karen Environmental and Social Action Network  •  Tags: Karen Environmental and Social Action Network, Karen State, Salween River, Weigyi Dam  •  Read more ➤