The Burma Rivers Network is pleased to announce a new website www.burmariversnetwork.org. This is the first-ever website to compile information about large dams being constructed on Burma’s major rivers and tributaries.

The Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN) is excited to complete the first biodiversity survey on the Salween river. Khoe Kay: Biodiversity in Peril (Wanida Press) recounts the history, methods and results of more than 3 months of surveys on this bend in the Salween in Karen State, Burma. The researches found 194 plant species and 200 animals, including 42 endangered species, indicating that the area still holds significant biodiversity, but is subject to outside threats. The main threats facing the Salween basin are from proposed dams, and Khoe Kay is located at the Wei Gyi dam site. The report follows the work of the World Commission on Dams to predict several serious impacts, including fisheries, forests, greenhouse gas emissions, and cumulative impacts from a cascade of dams. Finally, KESAN invites the academic and research communities to undertake further cooperative research into the Salween River ecosystems.

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