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Civil Society Guide to Healthy Rivers and Climate Resilience
Healthy, flowing rivers are the lifelines of our planet. They provide people with water, food, medicines, building materials, land-replenishing silts,...
Belo Monte Dam Construction Suspended Again
Last week the Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region (TRF-1) accepted a request made by public prosecutors of the...
Brazilian Federal Court Rules for Public Scrutiny over BNDES Loans
Unprecedented decision calls for transparency in use of taxpayer funds, critics say Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A federal appeals court...
Let All Rivers Run to the Sea
As seen from space, Ghana’s Volta Dam reservoir is the largest on Earth at 8,482 sq km, or ten times...
Explosions Rock Santo Antônio Dam in Brazilian Amazon
Fire rips through the Santo Antônio Dam on Brazil’s Madeira River after an explosion on October 16th.Rondônia Agora Early this...
Groups Protest World Bank Support for Destructive Dams and Fossil Fuels
Civil Society Alliance Demands Clean Local Power for Poor Communities Demanding Power 4 People at the World BankInternational Rivers Washington,...
Demand Power 4 People Now
On October 12, 2013, activists around the globe are taking action to demand that the World Bank invest in Power...
Dam Planning Under the Spotlight in India
In the past decade, the central and state governments of India threw caution to the wind when approving hundreds of...
PR: Canadian Mining Project in Xingu Seeks License Despite Environmental Irregularities
Global organizations mobilize to oppose Belo Sun mining activities in Brazilian AmazonFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2013 Contact: Christian...
Environmental Concerns Prompt Vietnam to Cancel Two Dams
Cat Thien National Park Vietnam has cancelled plans to build two dams on the Dong Nai River that would threaten...