Brazil's environmental progress in Amazonian development
Regional and international delegates gathered for a conference focusing on forests, watershed management, and integrated water resource management on 23-24 May in Da Lat, Viet Nam. Participants visited a local national park and heard about the challenges park managers face to protect the forest and water supplies. Speakers from Viet Nam, China and Norway addressed a range of river basin management examples, highlighting local challenges including the regional development of hydropower and its environmental impacts.