Environment and natural resources

Biodiversity

International Rivers releases results of independent Pak Beng study

30 May 2017
Agriculture and fishing / Biodiversity / Climate change / Community fisheries / Electricity production / Energy / Environment and natural resources / Environment and natural resources policy and administration / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Environmental impact assessments / Fish farming and aquaculture / Fishing policy and administration / Fishing, fisheries and aquaculture / Human demands and implications / Hydropower dams / Rivers and lakes / Surface water / The Mekong / Trends and challenges / Water / Water governance / Water policy and related institutions / Water resources / Water rights and legal frameworks
International Rivers / IR / Mekong River Commission / MRC

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 – ...

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 ...

MRC to hold 2nd Regional Stakeholder Forum on Pak Beng hydro development

26 April 2017
Animals / Biodiversity / Ecosystems / Electricity production / Energy / Environment and natural resources / Hydropower dams / Plants / Rivers and lakes / The Mekong / Water resources
Jinghong hydropower / Laos / Mekong River Committee / Pak Beng / Xayaburi hydropower

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) will hold its second Regional Stakeholder Forum on the hydropower development at Pak Beng in northern Laos. The forum will be held on May 5, 2017 in Vientiane. The MRC has called for public comment on the consultation process for ...

US EPA confirms continuity of open data service

26 April 2017
Adaptation / Animals / Biodiversity / Climate change / Ecosystems / Environment and natural resources / Mitigation / Nationally appropriate mitigation action / Open technologies / Pollution and waste / Science and technology
US EPA

US Environmental Protection Agency Public Affairs Director confirms that EPA’s Open Data Web service will not be turned off, given a continuing resolution is passed on April 28, 2017. The service will remain operational and available.Read more at Bernadette Hyland’s Medium article. ...

Winrock's Watershed Ecosystem Services Tool is now live

31 March 2017
Agriculture and fishing / Animals / Biodiversity / Climate change / Deforestation drivers / Ecological services / Economic land concessions and plantations / Ecosystems / Environment and natural resources / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Fishing, fisheries and aquaculture / Forest cover / Forest policy and administration / Forests and forestry / Plants / Water
SFB / Supporting Forests and Biodiversity Project / USAID / Watershed Ecosystem Services Tool / WESTool / Winrock

Under the USAID Supporting Forests and Biodiversity (SFB) Project, Winrock International has developed an innovative online tool to assess the ecosystem service impacts of land use decisions in Cambodia. The Watershed Ecosystem Services Tool (WESTool) integrates cutting-edge analyses with a user-friendly online platform to give ...

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