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As Blockade Against Sarawak Dam Continues, OECD Complaint Results in Unprecedented Agreement
The blockade to stop the Baram Hydroelectric Dam in Sarawak, Malaysia from being built is now entering into its 21st...
Dirty Business: Unraveling Corruption in Brazil’s Dam Industry
For over a year, Brazil has been immersed in an unprecedented corruption scandal centered on state-owned oil company Petrobras. While...
PR – Broken Promises at Belo Monte
Indigenous activists occupying Belo Monte in 2012International Rivers Document highlights consequences of disregard for required mitigation and compensation measures, as...
Ask the World Heritage Committee to Protect Lake Turkana
As a World Heritage Site, Kenya’s Lake Turkana stands among such treasures as the Taj Mahal, the Grand Canyon and...
Will the World Heritage Committee Stand Up for Lake Turkana?
In 1997, the UN recognized Kenya’s Lake Turkana as a World Heritage Site, in line with other global treasures such...
PR – Amazonian Tribe Brings an Epic Battle for Indigenous Rights to the United Nations
Amazonian Tribe Brings an Epic Battle for Indigenous Rights to the United Nations Munduruku leader denounces lack of consultation and...
Brazilian Indigenous Leader to Address UN Council in Effort to Stop Dam | The Guardian
This article originally appeared in The Guardian Ademir Kaba Munduruku will argue Brazil is violating indigenous rights by failing to...
Amazonian Tribe Brings an Epic Battle for Indigenous Rights to the United Nations
After fighting destructive Amazon dams at home for many years, indigenous leader Ademir Kaba Munduruku brought his people’s struggle to...
Benchmarking the Policies and Practices of International Hydropower Companies
International Rivers’ new benchmarking report released in June 2015 details how the social and environmental policies of recent actors in...
PR – Don Sahong Dam Construction Must Stop While Regional Deliberations Continue
For Immediate Release On Friday June 19, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) issued a press release announcing that resolution of...