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The Mekong under Threat

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Nov 02, 2013
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Nineteen local, regional and international environmental groups under an umbrella called Save the Mekong are calling for an urgent moratorium on plans by the Laotian government to build a new hydroelectric dam which they fear will do irreparable damage to the giant river’s ecosystem.

The Laos government says it expects to start construction of the Don Sa…

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