The REGNUM Information Agency published results of a public opinion poll undertaken by “Lake Baikal” Foundation and NAFI Analytical agency among local residents of Irkutsk Region and Buryatia Republic. 61% believe that environmental condition of the Lake has seriously worsened during last 5 years., while only 2% believe it has …
Good news came to us in the first days of this year from an unexpected source. Brazil officials announced that the Government “should respect the views of civil society” and will abstain from new mega-dam building. This is a global trend that was theoretically predicted awhile ago and, hopefully, is …
Yamal LNG shipping scenarios. Source: Novatek More than a year has passed since several conservation NGOs addressed Chinese state banks (the China Development Bank (CDB), China Exim Bank, and the Silk Road Fund) raising deep concerns regarding environmental and social impacts of the Yamal LNG Project. We got no …
Dear Reader! Please accept our belated new year wishes. We wish You clear waters with abundant life! We wish You peace and happiness on holidays and to win all Your battles during the rest of the year! Rivers without Boundaries
"We have achieved something of a success story," says activist Aleksandr Kolotov. "But it is far too early to celebrate victory." IRKUTSK, Russia — Environmentalists in Russia’s Far East have been celebrating a small victory in a long war to protect one of the world’s great natural treasures, Lake …
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, John Knox assessed how Mongolia is promoting human rights in the context of environmental protection. Knox has stayed in Mongolia since 19 Sep 2017 and met with ministries, lawyers, parliament members and representatives of international and regional organizations. On …
