On 13th of August 2018, the Prime Minister of Lao PDR submitted a new Letter of Notification directing “the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to collaborate with the Ministry of Education and Sports, the Ministry of Energy and Mines, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, together with other related organizations to research on the […]
Read MoreNHI featured in blog post on “Minimizing hydropower impacts on ecosystems” by the MacArthur Foundation
With MacArthur support, the Natural Heritage Institute (NHI), an international environmental conservation NGO, has fundamentally changed the way national governments approach hydropower planning by showing how such facilities can be sited, designed, and operated to avoid or mitigate such impacts. Read the entire blog post here: https://www.macfound.org/press/perspectives/minimizing-hydropower-impacts-ecosystems/
Read MoreLao PDR’s Prime Minister Endorses NHI’s Master Plan for Sustainable Hydropower Development
On 16 February 2018, the Office of the Prime Minister of Lao PDR, submitted an official notification to several ministries of the Government of Lao (GoL) to take specific actions based on the research, findings and recommendations of the Natural Heritage Institute’s (NHI’s) Master Plan for Sustainable Hydropower Development of the Xe Kong Basin and […]
Read MoreNHI submits sustainable hydropower development plans for Governments of Cambodia and Lao PDR
The Natural Heritage Institute (NHI) recently delivered to the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) and the Government of Lao PDR (GOL) sustainable hydropower development plans that include a solar/hydro alternative that would supplant the need for new dams, thereby protecting the highly productive Mekong fishery and keeping sediment and nutrients flowing to the delta, which […]
Read MoreNHI’s Executive Director authors book chapter on sustainable water infrastructure
NHI’s Executive Director, Gregory A. Thomas, authored a paper on Managing Infrastructure to Maintain Natural Flows in Developed Rivers that appears in a book entitled WATER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT: FROM POLICY AND SCIENCE THROUGH TO IMPLEMENTATION. The book was edited by Horne, Webb, Stewardson, Richter and Acreman and recently published by Elsevier in August 2017. River […]
Read MoreNHI is Seeking a New CEO
The Natural Heritage Institute is searching for a Chief Executive Officer to take responsibility for the management, direction, growth and success of this non-profit, natural resource conservation organization. NHI’s current headquarters in San Francisco, California, can be relocated at the election of the new CEO. Required qualifications: Advanced degree in relevant fields of law, science, […]
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