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Press Release | Brazilian Government Cancels Mega-Dam on the Amazon’s Tapajós River

Brasilia, August 4, 2016 – Brazil’s Federal Environmental Agency (IBAMA) announced the cancellation of licensing for the polemic São Luiz...
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PR | World Bank Suspends Support for Inga 3 Dam in the Congo

On July 25, the World Bank suspended its support for the giant Inga 3 Dam in the Democratic Republic of...
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Sudanese Police Disperse Anti-dams Demonstration, Arrest Several Protesters | Sudan Tribune

A protest against destructive dams in Khartoum This article originally appeared in the Sudan Tribune on February 17, 2016. February...
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New Hope for China’s Last Free-Flowing River

The Nu River in Ocrtober 2015Li Xiao Long According to several Chinese news sources, the government of Yunnan Province has...
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Visionary Environmentalist Doug Tompkins Passes Away

Doug Tompkins and his wife Kris in PatagoniaTompkins Conservation Environmental activists in Chile and around the world mourn the passing...
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World Bank approves funds to study Congo's Inga dam

Originally published by Reuters WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) – The World Bank’s board on Thursday approved a $73 million grant...
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Groups Protest World Bank Support for Destructive Dams and Fossil Fuels

Civil Society Alliance Demands Clean Local Power for Poor Communities Demanding Power 4 People at the World BankInternational Rivers Washington,...
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Nelson Mandela's Speech at the Publication of the WCD Report

Nelson Mandela honored the World Commission on Dams with a speech at the launch of the WCD’s final report in...
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World Bank Response to NGO Letter on Mega-Dams for Africa

Response by the World Bank to the NGO letter of May 15, 2013, raising concerns and asking questions about the...
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NGO Letter on the World Bank's Return to Mega-Dams in Africa

In May 2013, civil society organization and networks from Africa, Europe and the United States sent a letter to World...