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Mekong

Publications

Mekong snapshot (PDF, 2MB)

Tigers on the Brink: Facing up to the Challenge in the Greater Mekong (PDF, 3.74MB)
Spanning five of the world’s 13 tiger range states, the Greater Mekong region possesses the largest combined area of tiger habitat in the world today. Estimates vary significantly but it is thought there could be as few as 350 Indochinese tigers remaining in this region, down from roughly 1,200 in 1998.

Greater Mekong: Close Encounters, New Species Discoveries in 2008 (PDF, 5,308KB)
This second species report for the Greater Mekong Region spotlights species newly identified by science in 2008, including 100 plants, 28 fish, 18 reptiles, 14 amphibians, 2 mammals and a bird.

First Contact in the Greater Mekong: New Species Discoveries (PDF, 7.26MB) This WWF report celebrates the unique species found in this extraordinary region while highlighting the pressures it faces from unsustainable economic development.

Building a Better Business Through Responsible Purchasing (PDF, 591KB) Do you know where your forest products come from? Have they been harvested responsibly from well-managed forests? The Mekong region is under increasing pressure to meet the growing global demand for forest products. Learn what U.S. buyers can do to protect the Mekong's forests.

World's Top 10 Rivers at Risk (PDF, 1.7MB): the Mekong is among the world's top ten rivers at risk, according to WWF report that names rivers facing widespread degradation while millions of people depend on them for survival.

Biodiversity Conservation Corridor Initiative fact sheet (PDF, 294KB): WWF is working with countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion to develop sustainably. 

Development and conservation initiatives in the Greater Annamites fact sheet (PDF, 683KB)

Tiger fact sheet (PDF, 740KB)

Asian rhino fact sheet (PDF, 785KB)

Douc langur fact sheet (PDF, 835KB)

Trees of the Annamites (PDF, 684KB)

 

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WWF Experts

Dekila Chungyalpa

Managing Director
Mekong

"For many indigenous communities in Asia, nature reminds us that we are part of something larger and more profound than our immediate daily lives. When I am surrounded by wilderness, I get a feeling of awe and renewal that I get nowhere else."

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Expedition Diary


Travel the Mekong River in Cambodia with Dekila Chungyalpa, WWF US leader for the Greater Mekong Program.

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