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International Rivers is working with frontline communities to explore legal protections for the Tapajos and Arapiuns rivers.
Four years ago this month, environmental lawyer and climate justice advocate Dang Dinh Bach (Bach) was unjustly arrested in ...
By Maureen Harris, Senior Advisor June 24, 2025, marks a grim anniversary: four years since environmental lawyer Dang Dinh ...
Banks and developers are the main benefit from hydropower. Communities are urging the World Bank to prioritize people over profits.
Asia December 8, 2021 March 29, 2022. By: Jiten Yumnam, Nalori Dhammei Chakma and Petro Kotze. The Meitei people call the Loktak Wetlands in India’s North East region Loktak Lairembi or, the mother ...
Mekong February 6, 2020 November 13, 2020 By: Pai Deetes, Thailand and Myanmar Campaigns Director In a momentous win for the Mekong River, this week the Thai Cabinet formally called for cancellation ...
Mekong March 30, 2023 March 30, 2023. By Pianporn Deetes and Gary Lee. As media attention focused on the dissolution of the parliament to prepare for the upcoming national election, news that a Power ...
Tribal and conservation advocates celebrate as river is returned to historic channel; restoration activities to continue for several more years FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 28, 2024 CONTACT Ren ...