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Burma Government Suspends Megadam
On September 30th, the President of Burma, Thein Sein, suspended what would have been Southeast Asia’s biggest hydropower project, the...
China’s Rich Natural Heritage Under Threat
From December 2011 World Rivers Review Dr. Zhou Dequn is a professor at Kunming University of Science and Technology and...
Sweating the Small Stuff
From December 2011 World Rivers Review Renowned biologist E.O. Wilson grew up exploring the swamps and river bottom forests of...
Broken Rivers, Broken Policies: Where to from Here?
From December 2011 World Rivers Review Freshwater biodiversity is in a state of crisis. Recent efforts to protect and sustainably...
The Ecological Mysteries of Latin America’s Rivers
From December 2011 World Rivers Review Latin America‘s watersheds arerich in biodiversity, yet it is remarkable how much we don’t...
India’s Community Fish Sanctuaries Protect Wild Fish and Rivers
From December 2011 World Rivers Review As elsewhere around the globe, native freshwater fish diversity in India’s rivers is declining...
Freshwater Biodiversity in India’s "Hottest Hotspot" in Peril
From December 2011 World Rivers Review India’s Western “Ghats,” which means “river landing stairs” in Hindi, is a mountain range...
Why We Shouldn’t Dam the Mekong
Biological Treasure Trove is World’s Most Productive River From December 2011 World Rivers Review The Mekong River is still a...
Swimming with Sturgeon
From December 2011 World Rivers Review Several years ago I picked up the morning newspaper and came across one of...
Saving the World’s Rivers: What Must Be Done?
From December 2011 World Rivers Review Flying across any continent today confirms that the world’s rivers are dominant features in...