Mekong River

The expansion of civilization is pushing humans and elephants closer and closer together.

The Nam Khan river, a major tributary of the Mekong, is being dammed in at least 3 places, displacing thousands.

The Nam Ngum dam was Laos’ first major hydropower project, and it resulted in the formation of an immense reservoir--the Laos Sea.

The area around Pakse, the largest city in southern Laos, is best known for its coffee production and the ruins of an ancient empire.

Not all living from the waters around the Khone Falls demonstrate concern for the health of the water or its creatures.

Near the Laos-Cambodia border, the falls stretch across the breadth of the Mekong.

For the indigenous Bunong people, a desperate battle against the Sesan II dam will decide if their community has a future.

Thailand and Laos trade barbs.

In Cambodia’s far north, the Mekong is under threat from one of the most controversial environmental project in the country.

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.

Cambodia’s Tonle Sap River is the conduit that connects the Mekong to the largest lake in Southeast Asia.

Cambodia’s capital was once home to 2 flourishing lakeside communities. Commercial land development changed everything.