Sarawak: Sarawak Dams To Flood 2,300 Km2 Of Rainforests, Displace Tens Of Thousands Of Natives 30,000 to 50,000 indigenous people to pay the price for Chief Minister Taib Mahmud’s excessive dam plans in Malaysian Borneo A new map released by the Bruno Manser Fund ahead of the International Hydropower Association’s World Congress in Kuching, Sarawak, is showi […]
Bangladesh: Indigenous Leaders Urge Govt To Take Effective Measures To Implement The CHT Accord And To Protect Human Rights Of IPs As Per Its Commitment To The UPR Indigenous leaders of Bangladesh Indigenous Peoples Forum (BIPF) and Kapaeeng Foundation (KF) urged the government to take effective measures to implement CHT Accord and to protect human rights of […]
Democratic Republic Of Congo: With Inga Dams, Donors Set To Repeat Past Failures The Congolese government will today announce plans to move forward with the Grand Inga Dam at a conference in Paris. World Bank President Jim Kim is expected to support the return to mega-dam projects in Africa during his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda a […]
Five Key Indigenous Peoples Issues For The Week Of May 9 - 17: Canada, Ecuador, Australia, Nicaragua, Bangladesh Canada: Uninvited And Unwelcome - First Nation Asks Enbridge To Leave Territory Following Botched Consultation Gitga'at First Nation reminds Enbridge that Northern Gateway pipeline and oil tanker project is not welcome in Gitga'at territ […]
International: Profits Vs. Disaster In Arctic Meltdown Stephen Leahy, 2013 Many eyes are turning north to the Arctic, some in horror at the rapid decline of a key component of our life support system, others in eager anticipation at the untapped resources beneath the vanishing snow and ice. “I’ve worked in the north for 21 years and the scale and speed of ch […]
British Columbia: First Nations Call For Government-To-Government Pipeline Talks With Re-Elected Premier Christy Clark Nations warn that Enbridge pipeline is the project that could “poison the well” for new relationship with First Nations in Northern BC, including discussions around LNG. With only days remaining until BC must take a final position on the Enb […]
International: International Rivers Conference Exposes Global Impact Of Dam Industry Dam-affected communities and international conservation organizations from South America, the Middle East, Europe, the US and Africa come together today at the International Rivers Conference in Istanbul, Turkey, to debunk the myth of mega-dams as "clean" energy. O […]
Burma: World Zomi Congress Condemns Myanmar, China Exploiting Natural Resources In Zogam The World Zomi Congress, a forum of Zomi Indigenous People signals warning to China and Myanmar for Gullu Mual or Mwetaung Nickel Project. World Zomi Congress (WZC) executive committee meeting held on 04/28/2013 strongly condemns the partnership between Myanmar's qu […]
New Zealand: Increased Investment In Māori Language Budget 2013 provides for new and increased funding for Māori language initiatives, Māori Affairs Minister and Associate of Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples says. This lays the foundation for the Māori Language Strategy, which will be released later this year. “Vote Māori Affairs provides $8 million over […]
Philippines: Green Groups Question MGB Issuance Of Permit For Unstable Old Mines In Surigao Del Norte Alyansa Tigil Mina and its international partners question the Mines and Geosciences Bureau decision to allow the Siana Mines operation to continue in Surigao del Norte despite historical reports of mine flooding and underground fire. The group is also wary […]
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