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The Dam Boom in the Amazon (New York Times)
A view of the first stages of construction on the Belo Monte dam in Brazil. A confrontation between the insatiable...
An Alternative Power Development Plan for Guatemala
In 2008, International Rivers’ staff visited communities that would be affected by Xalala Dam in Guatemala. We began documenting threats...
Wrapping Rio
By Jason Rainey/International Rivers I’m now back in California after the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development that played out...
Ch. Karnchang Plows Forward with Xayaburi Dam Construction
For Immediate Release Bangkok, Thailand – A recent investigation of the Xayaburi Dam site by International Rivers revealed that Thai...
Stirring up the Streets of Rio
At the global march of the People’s Summit, signs and chants against Belo Monte were a central themeBy Brent Millikan/International...
An Earth Summit Draws on Oil, Mining and Utility Largess (NYT)
This blog originally appeared in The New York Times Indigenous people protesting the Belo Monte dam project on Wednesday as...
The Belo Monte Dam: An Environmental Crime
Bianca Jagger, Sheyla Juruna, and other indigenous activists of the Amazon.Photo: Rainforest Foundation UK This article was originally published on...
River & Rio+20 Dispatch: Brazil Energy
Today the UN Conference on Sustainable Development formally opens, yet the preliminary dialogue process, side events, and People’s Summit that...
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...
River & Rio+20 Dispatch: Green Economy
A man enjoys a pipe during the Kari-Oca II gathering outside Rio.Photo: Ben Powless I’ve been at the People’s Summit...