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265 Civil Society Groups Call on Chinese Authorities to Ensure that Covid-19 Financial Relief Does Not Bail Out Harmful Projects
April 30, 2020 – Today, International Rivers joined 265 civil society groups around the world in calling upon the Chinese...
Press Release | Brazilian activists launch joint statement at COP 25 on crisis of deforestation and burning in the Amazon
Document signed by over 100 civil society organizations and endorsed by members of Congress sharply criticizes Bolsonaro government, calls for...
Press Release | World's largest hydro companies persist in failing the environment, community rights
Chinese corporations dominate hydro industry, fall short of meeting accepted international standards. OAKLAND, CA – A new report by International Rivers finds...
IFC must listen to local demands on Namtu
Refugees in Namtu township and Hsipaw township. Myat Moe Thu/The Myanmar Times This article originally appeared in The Myanmar Times...
Press Release | Indigenous leader delivers letter to Macron at G-7, calling for urgent measures to halt deforestation and burning in the Amazon
AUGUST 26, 2019: Renowned indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire of the Kayapó people delivered to French President Emmanuel Macron today...
G7 leaders agree plan to help Amazon countries fight wildfires
This article originally appeared in The Guardian. By: Julian Borger in Biarritz, and Jonathan Watts, global environment editor The G7...
Statement: It’s Time for the African Development Bank to Pull the Plug on the Inga 3 Dam
On the occasion of the visit of African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina to the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Chinese media is misleading the public on the impacts of hydro in Laos
Last month, the New York Times ran a piece of propaganda and misinformation masquerading as news. The piece was entitled...
Op-Ed: Hydropower’s Dangerous Bid To Re-cast Itself As 'Green' | International Business Times
This article originally appeared in the International Business Times. A Munduruku leader commemorates a murdered river defender while protesting at...
Press Release | Protests Challenge Hydropower Companies at Global Event in Paris
Protests Challenge Hydropower Companies at Global Event in Paris Civil society organizations denounce corporate attempts to label hydroelectric dams as...