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Peru's Mega-Dam Projects Threaten Amazon River Source and Ecosystem Collapse
This article was originally posted on Mongabay. Peru is planning a series of huge hydroelectric dams on the 1,700-kilometer (1,056-mile)...
Friends of Nature Response to MEP’s Rejection of the Xiaonanhai Project
On 30 March 2015, China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) released the Jinsha River Wudongde Hydropower Plant EIA Report Review...
Xiaonanhai – The Controversial Dam on the Yangtze that Will Not be Built
Yangtze River, International Rivers The Chinese government has valued a river more than a dam. In a recent decision –...
The Mekong River is Not for Sale
2015 International Day of Action for Rivers in Thailand Sunrise on the Mekong River I woke early, eager to catch...
Congo River is a Life Source, Not a Garbage Dump
Congo River, Kinsuka The Congo River has a special place in the history of Congo – and to my own...
PR – Development Banks Urged to Review Support for Mekong Dams, 10 Years After Nam Theun 2
Amsterdam/Bangkok/Manila/Prague/Tokyo – Non-governmental organizations are calling on the World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and European Investment Bank (EIB) to...
The World Celebrated Rivers on March 14
The Mekong is Not for Sale. Photo by Pai Deetes/International Rivers As the International Day of Action for Rivers Coordinator...
Why We Celebrate the International Day of Action for Rivers in Pakistan
A 14-Day Long Campaign to Protect Our Rivers and Delta, 1st to 14th March This is a guest blog by...
Attenuation of India’s Laws
There are two divergent views concerning the role of the environment ministry in India. One group seems to think it...
Peter Bosshard Appointed Interim Executive Director of International Rivers
The Board of Directors of International Rivers has appointed veteran staff member Peter Bosshard to serve as Interim Executive Director...