Through these actions, the WWF Living Mekong Programme works to blend scientific knowledge with socio-economic understanding, aiming towards better harmony between the Mekong Basin's millions of people and the very nature they depend on.
1) Sustainable River Basin Management
Policies and mechanisms that significantly reduce major and large scale threats, particularly infrastructure, to sustainable livelihoods, biodiversity and social equity of the entire Mekong basin are formulated and used effectively in decision-making processes.
2) Conserving Freshwater Ecosystems, Processes and Habitats
Effective protection, management and, where necessary, restoration measures are established for critical Mekong species, habitats and ecosystem processes.
3) Sustainable Resource Management
Local people in targeted priority areas sustainably manage and use Mekong basin aquatic natural resources to their benefit, thus contributing to local livelihood security, national economies and regional development.
4) Awareness Raising and Capacity Building
Local, national and regional stakeholders have the capacity (awareness, understanding and skills) to plan and implement long-term biodiversity conservation and sustainable use activities for the Mekong basin. Particular mechanisms are promoted, developed, and established in order to enable effective civil society involvement in, and influence on, decision-making processes.
5) Energy
All possible/viable options, strategies and alternatives for energy sector development in the Mekong basin are considered, with suitable approaches selected and promoted for support based on sound economic, social and environmental principles.
1) Sustainable River Basin Management
Policies and mechanisms that significantly reduce major and large scale threats, particularly infrastructure, to sustainable livelihoods, biodiversity and social equity of the entire Mekong basin are formulated and used effectively in decision-making processes.
2) Conserving Freshwater Ecosystems, Processes and Habitats
Effective protection, management and, where necessary, restoration measures are established for critical Mekong species, habitats and ecosystem processes.
3) Sustainable Resource Management
Local people in targeted priority areas sustainably manage and use Mekong basin aquatic natural resources to their benefit, thus contributing to local livelihood security, national economies and regional development.
4) Awareness Raising and Capacity Building
Local, national and regional stakeholders have the capacity (awareness, understanding and skills) to plan and implement long-term biodiversity conservation and sustainable use activities for the Mekong basin. Particular mechanisms are promoted, developed, and established in order to enable effective civil society involvement in, and influence on, decision-making processes.
5) Energy
All possible/viable options, strategies and alternatives for energy sector development in the Mekong basin are considered, with suitable approaches selected and promoted for support based on sound economic, social and environmental principles.
