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Feeding Southeast Asia: Mekong River Fisheries and Regional Food Security
The Mekong River supports the world’s largest inland fishery. Its economic worth at first-sale value is at least US$2 billion...
Amazon Defender Gone
It was mentioned to me recently a story about people allegedly being forcefully kicked out of their homes in the...
Glenn Ross Switkes (1951-2009)
International Rivers is mourning the loss of our Amazon program director Glenn Switkes, a dear friend, respected colleague, and a...
Living on Earth: The Battery of Southeast Asia
Carl Middleton is interviewed about the Mekong river and Nam Theun 2 on “Living on Earth.” Across Southeast Asia, hydroelectric...
Not-So-Muddy Waters Put Millions at Risk
More evidence that dams really are a dirty business The world could see an epidemic of “Hurricane Katrina” destruction from...
Mekong Mainstream Dam Threatens Food Security of Millions
From September 2009 World Rivers Review A growing body of evidence reveals that the first dam planned for the lower...
Chalillo Dam: Don't Drink that Water!
See that horrible, dirty water flowing out the Chalillo Dam on the Macal River in Belize? Environmentalists in Belize took...
October 21: The Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival Comes to San Francisco!
International Rivers and the Women’s Environmental Network are pleased to host the San Francisco screening of the Wild and Scenic...
Your Correspondent from Chile
As the rivers of Patagonia prepare for the open season onslaught of mega-hydroelectric development, and as Chile motors towards presidential...
Comments to BV Cert Regarding Xeset 2 Hydropower Project (Laos)
Current Status: At Validation (as of Jan 2010) International Rivers Comments on Xeset 2 Hydropower Project, Lao PDR Submitted to...