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Press Release | World's largest hydro companies persist in failing the environment, community rights
Chinese corporations dominate hydro industry, fall short of meeting accepted international standards. OAKLAND, CA – A new report by International Rivers finds...
Watered Down: How do big hydropower companies adhere to social and environmental policies and best practices?
Healthy rivers are critical in sustaining communities and ecosystems. Yet our rivers around the world are under threat. As many...
Chinese media is misleading the public on the impacts of hydro in Laos
Last month, the New York Times ran a piece of propaganda and misinformation masquerading as news. The piece was entitled...
As Beijing Looks to Lead on Biodiversity, China-backed Hydropower Threatens to Wipe Out the Rarest Great Ape on Earth
Bank of China – financed Batang Toru dam threatens the Tapanuli Orangutan’s shrinking forest home In 2020, China will host...
China’s River Chiefs - An “Ingenious” Approach to Water Governance in China?
China’s River Chiefs – An “Ingenious” Approach to Water Governance in China? China has long struggled to develop an...
China shows its commitment to protecting domestic rivers, cultural heritage
Sichuan provincial government tears down illegal hydropower plant that threatened UNESCO site?? Dujiangyan community members celebrating the demolition of the...
Chinese provincial governments along the Yangtze River unite to stop the “disorderly” development of small hydropower plants
Construction along the Chishui River, a major tributary of the Yangtze (February 2018) Chinese provincial governments are reflecting top leadership...
World’s Newest Great Ape Threatened by Chinese Dam | The Guardian
This article originallly appeared in The Guardian. The discovery of the Tapanuli orangutan has not stopped a Chinese state-run company...
China Commits to Protecting the Yangtze River
After decades of rapid development, China commits to protecting the Yangtze Notes from a February 2018 field trip Headwaters of...
Podcast: Oh Dam! Pumping Sustainability Into Chinese Hydropower Investments | Environment China
Environment China is a new bi-weekly podcast from the Beijing Energy Network. The show features conversations with advocates, entrepreneurs, and...