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The inevitable loss of wildlife due to the flooding of forests, agricultural land, and
bush is rarely cited as a reason for preventing the building of a dam. Indeed, at
times, the indifference shown by officials to the fate of those natural species that ...
The inevitable loss of wildlife due to the flooding of forests, agricultural land, and
bush is rarely cited as a reason for preventing the building of a dam. Indeed, at
times, the indifference shown by officials to the fate of those natural species that ...
Page 55
To those committed to the idea that industrial development offers the panacea for
such ills as poverty and malnutrition, the very thought that the interests of wildlife
should take precedence over the requirements of development is inconceivable ...
To those committed to the idea that industrial development offers the panacea for
such ills as poverty and malnutrition, the very thought that the interests of wildlife
should take precedence over the requirements of development is inconceivable ...
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Nam Choan Dam on the Kwae Yai River even though the dam will flood
approximately 4 percent of the Thung Yai Wildlife Sanctuary. That sanctuary,
together with the adjacent Huai Kha Khaeng Sanctuary, makes up a forested
area of some ...
Nam Choan Dam on the Kwae Yai River even though the dam will flood
approximately 4 percent of the Thung Yai Wildlife Sanctuary. That sanctuary,
together with the adjacent Huai Kha Khaeng Sanctuary, makes up a forested
area of some ...
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Contents
BEFORE THE FLOOD | 17 |
AFTER THE FLOOD | 51 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
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