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The Thanlwin River – A Victim of Misdirected Electric Power | Eleven

This story originally appeared in Eleven. The Myanmar government is trying to focus on generating electricity from cost-effective water resources...
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Victory in Chile! Dams Scrapped on Five Rivers

Puelo River BasinAndres Amengual We’re thrilled to share incredible news from Chile today.  After a decades-long campaign, five rivers in...
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Planned Tapajós Industrial Waterway a Potential Environmental Disaster | Mongabay

This article originally appeared in Mongabay. New book describes rich environmental and social diversity of the Amazon’s Tapajós basin, but...
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Salween River is Not For Sale, Says Shan NGOs | Burma News International

This article originally appeared in Burma News International. Shan civic groups held a press conference in Bangkok today, claiming that...
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Video | An Interview with Bruno Kapandji, Project Director for Grand Inga

On May 9, 2016, our Africa Program Associate Ange Asanzi sat down with Bruno Kapandji, Project Director for Grand Inga,...
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Laos' Thirst for Mekong River Dams Imperils Fishing, Farming | Associated Press

A Cambodian tourist boat owner drives his boat.Associated Press This article originally appeared in the Associated Press. CHIANG KHONG, Thailand...
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Reflections from the Areng Valley

Areng Valley, site of the proposed Cheay Areng DamDiversityphotos (Flickr/ Creative Commons) Southeast Asia is one of the world’s most...
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Water Diversion: A Re-emerging Threat to Mekong Water Security

Site of the ‘Monkey’s Cheek’ project, where water from the Mekong will be stored. Credit: Hoang Duong Diverting Water From...
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Press Release | Brazilian Government Cancels Mega-Dam on the Amazon’s Tapajós River

Brasilia, August 4, 2016 – Brazil’s Federal Environmental Agency (IBAMA) announced the cancellation of licensing for the polemic São Luiz...
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Renewable, But Is It Sustainable? | One India One People

This article originally appeared in One India One People. A clean and green source of energy is hydropower. Nothing burns,...