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The river of plenty: uncovering the secrets of the amazing Mekong
2013-04-23 16:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Home to giant catfish and stingrays, feeding over 60 million people, and with the largest abundance of freshwater fish in the world, the Mekong River, and its numerous tributaries, brings food, culture, and life to much of Southeast Asia. Despite this, little is known about the biodiversity and ecosystems of the Mekong, which is second only to the Amazon in terms of freshwater biodiversity. Meanwhile, the river is facing an existential crisis in the form of 77 proposed dams, while population growth,...
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