CONSERVATION NEWS

News, views and features from the front lines of conservation

News spotlight: New hope for Mekong ‘megafish’

By Vanessa Bauza

June 27, 2022

In case you missed it: A giant stingray hooked (and released) by a fisherman in Cambodia’s Mekong River earlier this month has taken the title of world’s largest freshwater fish.

Tags: black coral corals deep sea deep-sea mining freshwater ecosystems Greater Mekong Mekong River Protected areas Wildlife Insights

New science: Satellite data preventing climate-fueled floods — and more

By Kiley Price

February 17, 2022

Protecting nature starts with science. Here’s a roundup of recent scientific research published by Conservation International experts.

Tags: Asia-Pacific Fresh Water Freshwater Health Index Mekong River NASA technology

New tool provides gauge for freshwater health

By Allie Goldstein

March 19, 2018

Scientists created a scoring system for freshwater health.

Tags: Cambodia China dams Designing river flows to improve food security futures in the Lower Mekong Basin fisheries Mekong River Vietnam

Fish or hydropower? New research eases choices in one of world’s most important rivers

By Morgan Lynch

December 15, 2017

CI scientist’s research finds harmony between fish and hydropower.