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Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission Raises Serious Concerns about Impacts of Mekong River Dams
By Rin Sohsai In early October, the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (NHRC) sent a letter to Thailand’s Prime ...
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On the US Presidential Election Results
It is an easy answer, but it is hard to digest.” This is how The New York Times opinion page put it this morning. The state ...
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Why Saving Rivers Means Saving Democracy
It is an easy answer, but it is hard to digest.” This is how The New York Times opinion page put it this morning. The state ...
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Peruvian Court Upholds Ruling Recognizing Rights of the Marañón River
The Civil Court of Loreto issued a ruling this week that upholds the rights of the Marañón River, marking a significant ...
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Rising Tides of Hope: Advancing River Protection at COP16 CBD
Returning to Colombia, my birthplace, for the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in Cali was both deeply nostalgic and ...
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Historic Drought on the Tapajós River Devastates Riverine Communities in the Amazon
The Tapajós River, a lifeline in Brazil’s Amazon basin, has reached historically low levels this year amid an unprecedented drought. The urgent situation made the National Water and Sanitation Agency ...
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The World Bank is poised to repeat the mistakes of the past in its embrace of megadams
As world leaders gather this week in Washington, DC for the World Bank’s Annual Meetings, over 100 civil society organizations are raising the alarm over the World Bank’s plans to lend billions of ...