In the Media

Read the Bangkok Post's profile of Pianporn Deetes, our Thailand Campaign Coordinator. They spoke with Pai about her work with villagers who live on the Mekong River as part of a series of stories about the next generation of conservationists.

President Xi Jinping has ruled out new development projects on the embattled Yangtze River in an apparent move to breathe life into the area’s heavily degraded environment.

A Colombian court suspended operations at El Quimbo Dam after serious environmental concerns were raised. Now, a court has upheld that ruling -- despite the Colombian president's attempt to overrule it.

After extensive investigations, federal public prosecutors conclude that the Brazilian government's development model promotes the destruction of the social organization, customs, languages and traditions of indigenous peoplesThe Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF) today initiated legal proceedings in a federal court in Altamira (state of Pará) seeking recognition that the implementation of the Belo Monte dam project constitutes an act of ethnocide by the Brazilian government and dam concessionaire Norte Energia, citing abundant evidence of "the destruction of the social organization,

In the lower Omo River Valley of southern Ethiopia, a spreading humanitarian emergency that threatens to spawn conflicts in the region is largely being met with silence from both the Ethiopian government and the international community.

A huge brown plume of mud and mining waste spread out along the coast of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo on Monday, a little over two weeks after the collapse of a dam at an iron ore mine.

Once again, a dam break brought utter devastation to Brazil. Read the story from Reuters News.

Join us in Washington DC this Friday, October 30 for a wide-ranging discussion about how renewables can power developing economies. UC Berkeley's ERG will also present new research on integrating wind and solar into African grids. With Oxfam and Sierra Club.

Date: Friday, October 30, 2015 from 9:30am to 12:30pm Venue: Oxfam, 1101 17th St, NW #1300 In the face of the global challenges of energy poverty and climate change, renewable energy options like wind and solar can play a major role in powering rapidly developing countries. Coal and large hydropower projects – often considered the primary options to address growing energy demand – entail significant impacts to the climate, local environments and communities, and are often not well suited to deliver energy to those who need it most. With renewable options like wind and solar now co

Encroaching sea water from the south, a proliferation of hydro dams in the north and large-scale sand mining are endangering the Mekong delta. What can be done?