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Mekong Delta

May 04, 2016
Coffee, Kingdoms, and the Peace of Southern Laos
By Luc Forsyth and Gareth Bright
The area around Pakse, the largest city in southern Laos, is best known for its coffee production and the ruins of an ancient empire.

April 27, 2016
Making the Most of Fruits of the Khone Falls
By Luc Forsyth and Gareth Bright
Not all living from the waters around the Khone Falls demonstrate concern for the health of the water or its creatures.

April 20, 2016
The Mighty Khone Falls of Laos
By Luc Forsyth and Gareth Bright
Near the Laos-Cambodia border, the falls stretch across the breadth of the Mekong.

April 06, 2016
Mekong Under ‘Very High’ Threat: Vietnam
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Another study predicts adverse effects for one of the world’s greatest rivers if no action is taken.

March 23, 2016
The Bunong vs. The Sesan II Dam
By Luc Forsyth and Gareth Bright
For the indigenous Bunong people, a desperate battle against the Sesan II dam will decide if their community has a future.

March 09, 2016
Blocking the Flow: Cambodia’s Sesan II Dam
By Luc Forsyth and Gareth Bright
In Cambodia’s far north, the Mekong is under threat from one of the most controversial environmental project in the country.

March 02, 2016
The Tonle Sap: Cambodia’s Beating Heart
By Luc Forsyth and Gareth Bright
The Tonle Sap is Southeast Asia’s largest lake and Cambodia’s main source of protein, but all is not well on the Great Lake.

February 24, 2016
Towards Cambodia’s Great Lake
By Luc Forsyth and Gareth Bright
Cambodia’s Tonle Sap River is the conduit that connects the Mekong to the largest lake in Southeast Asia.

February 17, 2016
The Vanishing Lakes of Phnom Penh
By Luc Forsyth and Gareth Bright
Cambodia’s capital was once home to 2 flourishing lakeside communities. Commercial land development changed everything.

February 03, 2016
The Lives of Phnom Penh’s Chams
By Luc Forsyth and Gareth Bright
In the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, a small community of Cambodian Muslims live half their lives on the water.

January 27, 2016
Shifting Sands in the Mekong River
By Luc Forsyth and Gareth Bright
In eastern Cambodia, the global demand for sand to be used in concrete mixing has had profound impacts on river dwellers.

January 20, 2016
Entering the Kingdom of Cambodia
By Luc Forsyth and Gareth Bright
The second country in A River’s Tail is home to roughly 15 million people, and is one of the poorest countries in Asia.