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Fury as Amazon rainforest dam approved by Brazil
Brazil has approved the controversial construction of a giant hydroelectric dam in the heart of the Amazon, defying a 20-year...
Environmental License for Belo Monte Dam Condemned
World's Third Largest Dam Project Would Devastate Vast Area of Amazon Rainforest Environmentalists, indigenous people, and social movements in Brazil...
Don't Mention the Climate Debt
I just attended an excellent report-back from the Copenhagen climate talks fiasco. The speakers included Payal Parekh, climate director from...
Greenwashing Hydropower: The Problems with Big Dams
From World Watch Magazine, Jan/Feb 2010, Volume 23, No. 1 Big dams have a serious record of social and environmental destruction,...
After Copenhagen: Bay Area Activists Report Back
Join us for a panel report-back from the Copenhagen climate negotiations, and a discussion on what we think will happen...
Map of Climate Change Hotspots
Will A River Still Run Through It? Around the world, climate change is melting glaciers that feed major rivers, contributing...
Represa Inamabari: Importancia e Impactos Ambientales
La represa sobre el río Inambari, ubicado en la confluencia de las regiones de Madre de Dios, Cusco y Puno,...
Loopholes and Targets at Climate Talks
Here in Copenhagen, a lot of the discussion has been around the lack of ambition coming from developed countries. There...
Belo Monte: Battle for the Heart of the Amazon
The Victims Speak Out (Reuters) Take action to stop Belo Monte! The proposed Belo Monte Dam on the Amazon's Xingu...
Questions to Theun-Hinboun Power Company
International Rivers sent a letter to the Theun-Hinboun Power Company (THPC) to clarify the issues regarding the Resettlement Action Plan...