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Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Atlas of the Environment

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The Greater Mekong Subregion Atlas of the Environment champions the environment of a unique part of Asia, an area straddled by rivers great and small, with bountiful watersheds, wetlands, and forests.

The Atlas celebrates the peoples of the subregion, and presents the environmental challenges they face and their responses. It reminds us that the subregion's peoples and communities are key to maintaining its environment.

The Atlas captures for the first time in one volume, maps, remote sensing images, and essential information on one of the most culturally, ethnically, and above all, biologically diverse regions in the world.

The subregion is made up of Cambodia, Yunnan Province of the People's Republic of China, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam. They are linked together by the longest river in Southeast Asia, the Mekong. In many ways this Atlas is the story of the Mekong on its 4,2000-kilometer journey from the mountains in the southwestern People's Republic of China to the sea.

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216 pages.

Contents

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Part I. Greater Mekong Subregion Profile / Five Countries and One Province
Brief geographical, economic and social profiles of the countries that make up the subregion.

• Cambodia
• Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China
• Lao People's Democratic Republic
• Myanmar
• Thailand
• Viet Nam

Part II. Environment and Natural Resources Use
A discussion of the state of natural resources and the environment - the watersheds, rivers, minerals, forests, wetlands, and flora and fauna - their use in agriculture, fisheries and industry; and the conservation of biodiversity in protected areas.

• Water Resources
• Mineral Resources
• Energy Resources
• Wetlands
• Forestlands
• Biodiversity
• Protected Areas
• Agriculture
• Fisheries

Part III. People and Environment
A presentation of the peoples of the subregion, highlighting the extent of their dependence on natural resources, and explaining why sustaining the environment is important for poverty reduction.

• Peoples of the Subregion
• Poverty and Environment

Part IV. Towards Sustainable Development
An outline of the development trends in the subregion, the challenges they pose to environmental resources, and the responses to meet these challenges by the countries and various international agencies.

• Development Trends
• The Challenges
• The Response

Part V. Remote Sensing Images of Ecoregions
A series of remote sensing images, providing a representative sample of the subregion's biogeographical diversity.

Part VI. Information Resources
Over 120 tables of statistical information on a wide range of social, economic and environmental aspects of the subregion and references to literature and Internet sites where more details can be found.

• Statistical Tables
• Bibliography