Environment and natural resources
4th WriteShop for Mekong Writers: call for writers on development and environmental issues
Mekong Commons and iMekong are calling for writers to apply for the 4th WriteShop for Mekong writers, by August 4, 2017. There are 15 places available, and the workshop aims to ‘bring together writers and researchers to build capacity to think critically, and produce a ...
MRC to host "Dialogue with Hydropower developers"
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) will host a “Dialogue with Hydropower developers” in Vientiane on 10-11 August, 2017, aiming to ‘to engage hydropower project developers and the private sector in discussion of aspects related to Hydropower planning and development in the Mekong Basin’.Read the full ...
RECOFTC to hold September training on FPIC in forest governance
The Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC) is conducting a training on course on ‘Mainstreaming free, prior and informed consent in forest governance and climate change’, to be held on September 18-23 in Bangkok, Thailand. Read the details of the event below, and apply at ...
RECOFTC launches Voices for Mekong Forests in Phnom Penh
The Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC) has launched a new five-year, EU-supported project ‘Voices for Mekong Forests’ (V4MF) in Phnom Penh, aiming to “strengthen the voices of non-state actors (NSA), including civil society, Indigenous Peoples and local community groups, to improve forest governance, sustainable ...
Official Prior Consultation for Pak Beng Hydropower Project Concludes: MRC
The Mekong River Committee (MRC) has concluded a session marking the formal completion of the prior consultation (PC) process for the proposed Pak Beng hydropower project in Laos, with the joint committee issuing a statement ‘the Government of Lao PDR to make all reasonable efforts to ...
Statement of the Network of Indigenous Peoples in Thailand (NIPT) at the 7th AWG-SF Conference
Asia Indigenous Peoples’ Network (AIPP) has published the statement of the Network of Indigenous Peoples in Thailand (NIPT), delivered by AIPP Chair Kittisak Rattana at the 7th ASEAN Working Group on Social Forestry in Chiang Mai, Thailand.Read the full statement below and at AIPP’s website.—ASEAN ...
TERN publishes open archive of bioacoustic sensor data
Australia’s Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Network (TERN) has publicly released their archive of bioacoustic sensor data — almost 45,000 files of acoustic data recorded at 21 monitoring sites around Australia. From their announcement: ‘Bioacoustic sensors do much more than simply capturing the beautiful, calming soundscapes of our natural environment. ...
International Rivers releases results of independent Pak Beng study
International Rivers (IR) has released the results of an independent study it commissioned into the Environmental Impact Assessment for the Pak Beng hydropower dam, finding that “the project studies are insufficient to meaningfully evaluate the dam’s environmental and social impacts – particularly the transboundary and cumulative impacts – ...
Open Development Mekong is now open to data contributors!
We are proud to announce our new data crowdsourcing facility on the regional Open Development platform. By becoming a data contributor, you or your organization will be joining our information ecosystem, giving you the opportunity to expand access to publicly available resources on pressing topics ...
Water journal calls for special issue submissions: "Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Greater Mekong Subregion of Southeast Asia"
Open-access journal Water is calling for papers and contributions for an upcoming special issue covering the Water-Energy-Food nexus in the Greater Mekong Subregion. See below for the call in full, or over at their site.—Dear Colleagues,The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is a prime exemplar of the ...
