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FER is a non-profit organisation based in Bangkok, Thailand. Established in 1986, FER’s institutional mandate is to conduct research and produce research based documents regarding ecological issues with the perspective of sustainable development and greater participation of local communities within the Mekong Region.
 
 
TERRA a project under FER, was established in 1991 to focus on issues concerning the environment and local communities within the Mekong Region. TERRA works to support the network of NGOs and people’s organisations in the Mekong Region, encouraging exchange and alliance-building, and drawing on the experience of development and environment issues in Thailand.
 
 
SAVE THE MEKONG: A planned dam in southern Laos threatens a stretch of the river known for its biodiversity and natural beauty
By Tom Fawthrop  Bangkok Post  21 June 2009
With its picturesque waterfalls, tranquil waterways and a colony of endangered Irrawaddy dolphins, the pristine beauty of the Mekong River flowing through Siphandone (Four Thousand Islands) in southern Laos is a mecca for ecotourism and an important site for international conservation.
 
 
Mekong Citizens to Hand 15,000 Signature “Save the Mekong” Petition to Thai PM

In a bold outpouring of public concern for Southeast Asia’s Mekong River, more than 15,000 people from within the six-country Mekong region and around the world have signed a “Save the Mekong” petition urging governments to abandon plans for hydropower development along the river’s mainstream. The petition – written in seven languages - will be hand-delivered to Thailand’s Prime Minister H.E. Abhisit Vejjajiva on 18 June in Bangkok, and sent to other government leaders within the region.

Press Conference and Postcard Petition Launch 1:30 pm on 18 June 2009 at FCCT, Bangkok.

 
 
Save the Mekong coalition !

The Save the Mekong coalition was formed in response to growing public concern about the effects big dams would have on the Mekong’s migratory fish stocks, regional food security, and the livelihoods of millions of people.   

During March and April, Save the Mekong will be collecting signed postcards from people in the Mekong countries and around the world, urging the region’s political leaders to keep the Mekong flowing freely as a precious source of food, income and life for present and future generations.

People can also sign an online petition at http://tinyurl.com/Save-the-Mekong

More information on the coalition and plans to build hydropower dams on the Mekong is available in English, Burmese, Chinese, Khmer, Lao, Thai and Vietnamese on the coalition’s web site www.SavetheMekong.org.

 
 
Siphandon...Mekong Fishing Under Threat
The Photo Exhibition by Suthep Kritsanavarin,
the award winning photographer.
12-28 March 2009
at Eden Zone, 3rd floor, Central World Plaza, Bangkok
 
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