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Best of 2021: Indigenous understanding of Salween River key for biodiversity

As the first part of COP15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity convenes, decision makers must recognise that free-flowing rivers are essential to Indigenous understanding of reality and the preservation of biodiversity
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‘There’s no water, and no birds’ – mourning the Queen Wetland of Kashmir

Facing devastation from badly conceived flood-protection plans, local birders and volunteers seek to keep one of Kashmir’s most crucial wetlands alive

Pipes pump sand dredged from the Mekong River onto an area of land being reclaimed for property development on the outskirts of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh (Image © Thomas Cristofoletti / Ruom)
Pipes pump sand dredged from the Mekong River onto an area of land being reclaimed for property development on the outskirts of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh (Image © Thomas Cristofoletti / Ruom)
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Is Cambodia’s thirst for sand putting communities and the Mekong at risk?

The Cambodian government is embarking on a number of ambitious development projects, which critics say come at the expense of the environment and people’s livelihoods

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China Dialogue is an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting a common understanding of China’s environmental challenges.

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