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Phnom Penh , Kambodscha

vom Mekong aus gesehen.

#Mekong #PhnomPenh #Kambodscha #Asien #Photo #Picture #Asia #Photography

Irrawaddy dolphins face extinction from electrofishing. Why use a "devil's tool"? Mekong dams made the river too deep for normal nets. Cities get rich off power, while locals lose livelihoods just trying to feed their families. Punishing poachers isn't enough; we must build solutions together. (English in blog toggles!)

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https://fukumomo3-redlist.com/redlist-after-11-years-irrawaddy-dolphin/
#IrrawaddyDolphin #Electrofishing #Endangered #Mekong #SDGs

11年後のレッドリスト|カワゴンドウ:電気は流れ、川は沈む【IUCNレッドリスト比較】

今回は、カワゴンドウ(学名:Orcaella brevirostris)が、「電気ショック漁」で困っている話です。2014年の図鑑では、刺し網にかかってしまうことに加えて、生息地の喪失や水質汚染、ダム建設、砂泥の堆積、船の行き来による環境の劣化などが重なって、「VU:危急」と評価されていました。そして、2026年時点で確認できるIUCNレッドリストでは、刺し網の混獲、ダム建設による生息地の改変や分断、水質汚染と堆積が今も続き、さらに電気ショック漁が取り締まりの重要な課題として表に出てきたこともあって、2017年に「EN:危機」へ評価が引き上げられています。だからカワゴンドウは今も、「電気は流れ、川は沈む」そんな状態なんだと思います。この記事は短くて、5分で読めます。よかったら最後まで読んでください。

11年後のレッドリスト|2014年→2025年:IUCNレッドリスト比較
#China must hear #river warnings⚠️
"🇨🇳embassy's stmt poured fuel on fire. For >a year, #Thailand's #Pollution Control Dept repeatedly detected #heavymetals exceed'g #safety standards in te Kok, Sai, Ruak & #Mekong rivers. Contaminants hv entered te #foodchain..🤦‍♂️ Yet te embassy's stmt appeared to gloss over tis reality.. Thai local communities hv long qn'ed PRC's role in #rareearth #mining in 🇲🇲.. 🇨🇳's rare #earth invts hv caused environmental damage in neighbouring countries"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/3265538/china-must-hear-river-warnings
Dangerous arsenic levels detected in Thailand’s Mekong mainstream for first time

BANGKOK — Thai authorities have found what they described as dangerous levels of arsenic contamination in sediment from the Mekong River and three of its tributaries in the northern provinces of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. Heavy metal pollution has been reported from key tributaries of the Mekong for more than a year now, but […]

Conservation news

Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen' https://phys.org/news/2026-04-rare-earth-poisoning-mekong-river.html

#environment #Mekong #river #mining

Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'

Perched on the bow of his long-tail fishing boat, 75-year-old Sukjai Yana untangled a handful of small fish from his net, disappointed by his catch and fretting over whether he can sell them.

Phys.org
#SEAsia’s #Mekong River being poisoned by #rareearth #mining
"dd for fish is falling due to worries over #contamination of Mekong & its tributaries by toxic run-off fr Rare Earth mines upstream.. Rising demand for RE materials is driving an unregulated mining boom centred in #Myanmar to #Laos.. Mekong has long faced mounting pressures, fr plastic #pollution to #hydropower dams hemming it upstream.. experts warn tt toxic run-off fr RE mines cld pose an existential threat"🧐
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3351881/southeast-asias-mekong-river-being-poisoned-rare-earth-mining?utm_source=rss_feed
‘Destroying the world’s kitchen’: the poisoning of the Mekong River

Many millions depend on the river but toxic run-off from mining for modern technology - including for war - could be an existential threat.

South China Morning Post
La ruée vers les terres rares empoisonne le fleuve Mékong – Le Viêt Nam, aujourd'hui

Huge cities, populations & economic sectors may be affected by sea level rise much faster than previously estimated... #Shanghai #Jakarta #Osaka #Bangkok #Nile #Mekong #YellowRiver
https://e360.yale.edu/features/sea-level-rise-land-subsidence

#BlindSpot #SeaLevel #Ocean #ClimateChange

A More Troubling Picture of Sea Level Rise Is Coming into View

Scientists have uncovered a "blind spot" in the research on rising seas, revealing that tens of millions of people thought safe from coastal flooding are at risk of inundation. Across much of the world, sea levels are higher than previously assumed and land is sinking faster.

Yale E360

https://www.sandspice.com/luang-prabang/

Luang Prabang 🌊 🏞️ 💦 Rivers, Mountains & Waterfalls

If you're into temples, monks, and the kind of peace that makes you want to scream, this might just be your personal nirvana. For the rest of us, there's always the Beerlau ... 🍺

#LuangPrabang #Laos #Mekong #LuangSi #Waterfalls #Travel
https://www.sandspice.com/luang-prabang/?fsp_sid=716

Pollution à l’arsenic en Thaïlande : inquiétante découverte dans le Mékong – Le Viêt Nam, aujourd'hui