Shi Yi Experts say the river’s Grand Canyon area, a haven for many species, should be designated a national park to show China’s commitment to protecting biodiversity he Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is a dream destination for many biologists and explorers, its forests a constant source of sightings of rare animals and species new to… Continue reading Could the Yarlung Tsangpo canyon be China’s next big national park?
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Damming Brahmaputra: With mega-dam plans, China might end up hurting itself more than India
The true idea of a river is not of a single stream of water between two banks, but a nervous system of watery arteries and capillaries that form the circulatory system of a living ecosystem in a particular river basin. At first glance, it looks like another step towards the realisation of an old nightmare… Continue reading Damming Brahmaputra: With mega-dam plans, China might end up hurting itself more than India
Photo feature: Locals in Bhutan and India join across border to manage a river
The #Saralbhanga #River (also called Swrmanga) that flows from Sarphang district of #Bhutan to #Assam in #India. About 500 #farmers from five #villages close to the #international #border contribute to building, repairing and maintaining this #check #dam on the river, a #traditional diversion based #Irrigation system of the #Bodo tribe, which is called the Dongo or Jamfwi system.
Local level water cooperation flourishes in Central Asia
Bunyod Holmatov & Jonathan Lautze Despite high-level tensions between countries, water cooperation is thriving on the tributaries of the Syr Darya Water has been a major cause of tension for Central Asian countries since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The planting of vast cotton fields and river diversions during the Soviet era shrank the Aral Sea… Continue reading Local level water cooperation flourishes in Central Asia
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