Language: English
Published on: 2003-01
Hardcover
The Lancang-Mekong River is famous as "The Danube of the East". It rises in Qinghai Province of China, and flows through six countries China, Laos, Myanmar, Tailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Because of the special geographical situation, complex topography and landforms, as well as the diverse climate, this region harbors rich biodiversity. However, as inhabited by various ethnic groups who are economically undeveloped, this region has been drawing worldwide attention from the scientific, economic and political circles.
1. Biodiversity and Management
(1) What Constrains the Conservation of Riverine Biodiversity in Asia?
(2) Fish Migrations and the Maintenance of Biodiversity in the Mekong River Basin
(3) Biodiversity and the Mekong Fish Database
(4) Biodiversity Conservation in National Parks and Protected Areas in Vietnam
(5) The Vegetation of Doi Phu Kha National Park, Northern Tailand, with Particular Emphasis on Conservation
(6) Studying Natural Resources with Indigenous Experts
(7) Plant Community Characteristics of Tropical Rain Forest Based on Topographic Gradients
(8) Thermal Active Surfaces of a Gap in a Tropical Secondary Forest, Xishangbanna, SW China
2. Sustainable Development
(1) Approaches and Tools for Sustainable Management of Fish Resources in the Mekong River Basin
(2) The Role of Giant Fish Species in Managing the Mekong Ecosystem
(3) Invertebrates, Biodiversity and the Upper Lancang-Mekong Navigation Project
(4) Riverbank Vegetabel Cropping in the Lower Mekong Basin: a highly sustainable fariming system or an anachronism doomed to oblivion?
(5) Water Quality Monitoring in the Mekong Basin, Thailand
(6) Use of Biodegradable Dissolved Organic Carbon (BDOC) for Indicating Treated Wastewater Quality in the Upper Mekong Basin
(7) Enhancing Community Capability in Natural Resource Management and the Restoration of Degraded Ecosystems in the Nan River Basin
(8) Application of Geographic Information System for Soil Conservation-Orientd Land use Planning in Doi Tuhg, Chiang Rai, Thailand
(9) Human Dimension of Tropical Forest in Xishuangbanna, SW China
(10) Reconsidering Creating a Body of Knowledge for Sustainable Socio-Economic Development in the Upper Mekong Basin
(11) Some Socio-Economic Factors Associated with Non-Farming during Dry Season in Irrigation Area
(12) Surveillance and Prevention of Schistosomiasis Programs in the Vicinity of Pakmoon Dam Community and its Related Areas, Ubon Ratchatani Province; the study and survey of animal reservoir hosts of Schistosoma mekongi
(13) Lancang-Mekong "Regional" Actors and Institutions
(14) Institutional Analysis and Economic Valuation of Wetlands in the Lower Mekong Basin; a current initiative
3. Relevant Papers of Case Studies from Southeast Asia
(1) Watershed Management and Restoration: a demonstration in south Asia
(2) Mammalian Diversity and Abundance in Fragmented Forests of the Langat Basin, Selangor, malaysia
(3) Approach and Methods of Protected Areas Management and Biodiversity Conservation: the CPPAP experience in the Philippines.
