The Tonlé Sap Lake
2010 • Tonle Sap, Cambodia
The Tonlé Sap Lake — the largest lake in all of Southeast Asia, 20 miles by 60 miles — triples in size during the rainy season.The Prek Toal Reserve — a 6km2 reserve in the Tonlé Sap Lake — has quadrupled the number of birds in the region.Fish — In 1975 — 10 tons of fish/sq. km caught. In 1995 — 6 tons caught. In 2002 — 5-4 tons caught. Now 3 tons caught.The lake has dropped 1-2-3 meters.
Maya Lin, Global Residency Program
Creative Time / Rockefeller Foundation
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