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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...
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A Joint Statement by Civil Society Organizations on occasion of the 2019 World Hydropower Congress in Paris

The False Promises of Hydropower: How dams fail to deliver the Paris Climate Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals...
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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...
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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...
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Art and the Magdalena River

Rivers are a force for life. They transform landscapes, carving out new land features, enabling transportation, and nurturing crops and...
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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...
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PR: International Activists Block Ilisu Dam Site

Amazon indigenous leaders join protest demanding protection of World Heritage site in Turkey FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hasankeyf, Turkey: Representatives of...
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Endangered Aysén: A Benefit for Ríos to Rivers

Join us for an evening of film, photography and conversation about the next steps to protect Aysén Patagonia’s landscapes, rivers...
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Keep the Salween River Free

The Salween River is one of the region’s last largely free-flowing rivers and is shared by China, Thailand, and Burma....
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UNESCO World Heritage Committee: Inscribes Río Plátano onto the List of World Heritage in Danger

In its 2011 annual meeting, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee inscribed Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve onto the List of World...