on Tue, 18 May 2021 by J W Duckworth (not verified)
Lee's extraordinarily diverse life prepared him perfectly for a vital and demanding role he played for the last couple of decades - as the biodiversity member of the International Panel of Social and Environmental Experts for Lao PDR's Nam Theun 2 hydropower project. The PoE was the primary force responsible for some major threats to the catchment's habitat and wildlife being averted - no NGO or even government technical department could have managed this. While it is too early to be sure what the final effects of the project on its surrounding habitat and wildlife will be, the PoE, through Lee, bought precious time for the system to 'learn by doing', through prevention of the loss of options early on. This gave the NT2 project's ambitious compensatory programme for the conservation of the catchment's wildlife and habitat the best possible chance to succeed. This is not something to be taken for granted: without Lee's diligence, hard work, and lengthy, regular discussions in the Prime Minister's Office (perhaps my number 1 'fly on wall' wish), fewer pieces would have survived to work with.
Lee's extraordinarily diverse
Lee's extraordinarily diverse life prepared him perfectly for a vital and demanding role he played for the last couple of decades - as the biodiversity member of the International Panel of Social and Environmental Experts for Lao PDR's Nam Theun 2 hydropower project. The PoE was the primary force responsible for some major threats to the catchment's habitat and wildlife being averted - no NGO or even government technical department could have managed this. While it is too early to be sure what the final effects of the project on its surrounding habitat and wildlife will be, the PoE, through Lee, bought precious time for the system to 'learn by doing', through prevention of the loss of options early on. This gave the NT2 project's ambitious compensatory programme for the conservation of the catchment's wildlife and habitat the best possible chance to succeed. This is not something to be taken for granted: without Lee's diligence, hard work, and lengthy, regular discussions in the Prime Minister's Office (perhaps my number 1 'fly on wall' wish), fewer pieces would have survived to work with.