From International Day against the large dams to the World Water Day a wave of actions in defense of the river Shilka initiated by WWF and local NGOs rolled through the Amur River basin from headwaters to the ocean. “EuroSibEnergo-En+”, the largest independent power producer in Russia, and China Yangtze …
NDRC Environmental Protection Department Developing and Reforming Energy [2011] No. 2242 Provisional Measures for the Evaluation of River Hydropower Plans (RHPs)[1] and Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) Chapter I: General Provisions 1) These measures are designed to regulate the evaluation of River Hydropower Plans (RHPs) and Environmental Impact Statements (EISs). Its …
The 7th International Conference “Rivers of Siberia and Far East ” Khabarovsk, Russia. May 30-31, 2012 Announcement No. 1 The Seventh International Rivers of Siberia Conference will be held on May 30-31, 2012 in Khabarovsk. The Conference is dedicated to river conservation issues in Siberia and the Russian Far East …
Occupying the right bank of transboundary Argun River, Erguna municipality (Inner Mongolia,China) has vast land area with a population of only 85,000. Livestock raising, dairy and dairy processing, tourism, forestry, coal and construction materials make up the economic backbone of the area. Cross-border trade with Russia through 2 river crossings …
Dalai Lake is shrinking. For years, the water level of northern China’s largest freshwater lake – lying on the Hulunbuir grasslands of Inner Mongolia, close to the borders with Mongolia and Russia – has been falling. Since 2009, the local government has been trying to halt the decline by siphoning …
