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A Dangerous Trajectory for the Mekong River
Update on the Status of Mekong Mainstream Dams June 2017 Despite the significance of the Mekong River Basin to the...
Briefing on Pak Beng Dam Lawsuit
On 8 June 2017, Mekong communities in Thailand – represented by the Rak Chiang Khong Group – filed a lawsuit...
Amazon's Forests Still Endangered Despite Brazilian President's Vetoes of Environmental Protection Rollbacks
“It’s as if you sent a message that environmental crime pays.” Brazil’s President Michel Temer surprised many on Monday when...
Save the Mekong Coalition Press Release: Prior Consultation for Pak Beng Dam Must be Extended
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, June 16, 2017 Prior Consultation for Pak Beng Dam Must be Extended On Monday 19 June,...
Why Thai communities are defending their rights to the Mekong River in court
Originally published in The Nation Opinion Yesterday, representatives of the Chiang Khong Conservation Group and communities living along the Mekong...
Independent Expert Review: Pak Beng Studies are Inadequate For Meaningful Assessment and Regional Consultation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE An independent review of the Pak Beng Dam’s Environmental Impact Assessment, commissioned by International Rivers, finds that...
Independent Expert Review of the Pak Beng Dam EIA
International Rivers commissioned four experts to review project documents for the Pak Beng Dam in order to better understand the...
Brazil's Archaeologists Join Fight to Preserve Country's Ancient Lands | The Guardian
This article originally appeared in The Guardian on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Brazil’s archaeologists have lined up alongside conservationists and indigenous rights...
Colombian River Gains Legal Rights
Colombia’s Atrato RiverProduce1895, via Wikimedia Commons Another river has won legal rights. In a landmark verdict, Colombia’s Constitutional Court has...
Striking a Fair Balance on Mekong Dams | Bangkok Post
This article originally appeared in The Bangkok Post. A ‘slow boat’ sails the Mekong River near the Pak Beng dam site,...