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Civil Society Pressures UN and EU Over Carbon Credits
From September, 2011 World Rivers Review For as long as the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has been funneling...
Belo Monte Dam Marks a Troubling New Era in Brazil's Attitude to its Rainforest
Originally published in The Ecologist Belo Monte is just one of a dozen giant dam projects Brazil plans to build...
Legal Opinion by Perkins Coie to MRC and Regional Governments
On August 3, 2011 International Rivers submitted a legal opinion by U.S law firm Perkins Coie to the Mekong Regional...
Buyers shun Ecuador’s megadam carbon credits
http://www.environmental-finance.com/news/view/1897 Sinohydro is the main contractor for the Coca Codo hydro project; China Exim Bank is providing 85% of the...
Illegal Construction on the Xayaburi Dam Forges Ahead
For immediate release Lao PDR Unilaterally Moves Forward In Spite of Commitments to Temporarily Suspend the Project Bangkok, Thailand: A...
Report from the Field: A Visit to the Xayaburi Dam Site
This is a guest blog by a researcher who visited the Xayaburi Dam site and whose name must remain anonymous...
UNESCO World Heritage Committee: "Expresses Concern" and Calls for a Halt to Huay Samong Dam
In its 2011 annual meeting, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee requested Thailand to halt all construction on the Huay Samong...
China's Assessment Calls for Burma's Myitsone Dam to Be Scrapped
China Power Investment Corporation is forging ahead with its controversial Myitsone dam in northern Burma despite its own assessment calling...
Brazilian Government Severely Underestimates Dam Emissions
Mathematical errors in the classroom or on tests usually don’t carry a whole lot of consequences besides a blot on...
Infographic: When Dams Pollute
Dams can be major generators of greenhouse gases, but many people are unaware just how much global warming impact they...