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, […]
Read MoreSambor Dam Alternatives Assessment Near Completion
The technical team for the NHI project on sustainable hydropower development alternatives for the greater Mekong basin is on track to deliver final findings and conclusions on the Sambor Dam Alternatives Assessment to the Royal Government of Cambodia by the end of 2016. This will include a “no dam” alternative that promises to perform better […]
Read MoreXe Kong Fisheries Workshop
On September 26, NHI and the National University of Lao will bring together the world’s leading experts on the migratory fishery of the Xe Kong river basin, which is the last major free-flowing segment of the entire Mekong River Basin. As such, it is of superlative value for propagation of migratory fish stocks on which both the nation of Lao PDR and the rest of the basin relies for food security. It is essential to understand, to the extent the data permit, how this fishery functions and how it would be affected by the seven hydropower dams that are proposed for the Xe Kong mainstream.
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