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Environmental groups caution against overdevelopment of river resources in Central Asia
A coalition of environmental organizations is calling on international financial institutions, including the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, to reexamine the utility of financing hydropower ...
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Yangtze: All About Asia's Largest River
The river Yangtze flows for 6,300 km, more than halfway across China. Its river basin is around 1.8 million sq km - almost a fifth of China's land area ...
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The River Dolphins of South Asia
The river dolphins of South Asia are blind, anti-social animals that spend most of their lives swimming on their sides. These dolphins never see the ocean, and are a far cry from the popular image of ...
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Saving the Mekong: The arduous battle to sustain life along South-east Asia’s longest river
It’s water that’s been stored behind a dam.” River water should instead be full of silt. The Mekong, South-east Asia’s main artery, winds 4,900km through China, Myanmar, Thailand ...
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Nine nations from Asia, South America join hands to prevent river dolphin extinction
A joint declaration has been signed between nine nations from Asia and South America ... “This historic declaration creates a road map for the recovery of river dolphin populations across ...