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Letters to World Bank and IDB: Reparations for Chixoy Communities
On July 25, 2012, International Rivers, the Guatemala Human Rights Commission and Rights Action sent a letter to Dr. Jim...
Final Declaration of the People's Summit at Rio+20
In June 2012 the UN Conference on Sustainable Development brought together governments, corporations, and a subset of NGOs, in Rio...
Declaration on the Myth of Destructive Dams as Clean Energy and the Urgent Need to Protect Rivers
Healthy rivers provide clean water essential for life on Earth. Following the Rio+20 Earth Summit’s failure to recognize the irreversible...
Amazonian Indigenous Leaders Call for Suspension of Construction License for Belo Monte Dam
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Photos and Broadcast Quality Video Available Upon Request Altamira, Brazil – Indigenous leaders representing six tribes affected...
Agua Va! The Fight for Free-Flowing Rivers in Mexico
The most recent issue of La Jornada del Campo covers all things rivers; exploring the struggle for free-flowing rivers throughout...
Rivers at Risk: Dam Boom Threatens A World of Rivers
From June 2012 World Rivers Review See the full map 1. Dams support unsustainable industries: Iceland uses more energy per...
Thank You for Helping to Protect World Heritage Rivers
Thanks to everyone who voted in our World Heritage photo contest and took action earlier this month. Not only do...
Keeping the Conservation Promise
Dassanach elder in the Omo Valley World Heritage Site. Photo by Jane Baldwin, http://www.janebaldwin.com What started as an international effort...
Our Rivers Feed Millions
From June 2012 World Rivers Review River systems support the Earth’s highest biological diversity – and the most intense human...
Amazon Forum to Focus on Human Cost of Green Economy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 5, 2012 The Human Cost of a “Green Economy” Affected peoples of Belo Monte and other mega-dams...