The international environmental coalition “Rivers without Boundaries” has raised alarms over the potential destruction of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyrgyzstan. The organization has appealed to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee and the International Union for Conservation of Nature, expressing concern about the Kyrgyz government’s proposal to exclude the …
Officials in Russia’s Irkutsk region in southeastern Siberia have publicly denounced activists seeking to block a controversial bill that would ease logging restrictions along the shores of Lake Baikal. In an open letter, 34 regional officials, including six mayors, accused environmental activists of waging a cyberbullying campaign and inciting “inter-social …
by Hans Nicholas Jong, Mongabay The RwB Coalition has always closely followed hydropower development in Indonesia, participated in CSO-led assessments, co-sponsored appeals to major international finance institutions. The desision of Norvegian Pension fund is a very important testimony and precedent. We republish this exellent account by Mongabay. JAKARTA — Major …
Tragic wide-spread consequences of the Kakhovka Dam destruction call for innovative revival initiatives to meet needs of people and support restoration of nature. In a short interview on the Euronews, broadcasted in seven languages, Eugene Simonov said: “I as an ecologist, would not support and would not advise to go …
Experts say the world has hit ‘peak dams,’ which conservationists hail as good news for riverine ecosystems By Jacques Leslie | June 27, 2023 https://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/ California’s Oroville Dam, the tallest in the U.S., sustained more than $1 billion in damages in 2017 when its spillway partially collapsed. The rising cost …
As exemplified by the continuing extermination of river ecosystems supported by multilateral banks, most international finance institutions are yet to understand that the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) is awake-up call for the whole concept of “international development assistance” and international investments in general. The RwB Coalition supported an important appeal …
