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New Study Outlines Groundbreaking Legal Protection Pathways for Tapajós River Basin
International Rivers today released a new study outlining the threats facing the Tapajós River Basin and innovative legal ...
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The Tapajós at the Crossroads: Brazil’s Test Case for River Rights.
Deep in Brazil’s Amazon flows the vast Tapajós River basin—a network of sacred waterways that Indigenous peoples call the ...
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International Rivers’ statement on the International Court of Justice Ruling
International Rivers celebrates the historic advisory opinion delivered by the International Court of Justice on the ...
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Uniting Against Mega-Dams: Civil Society Mobilizes in Kinshasa
A two-day workshop brought together NGO and community partners from Namibia, Guinea, and the Democratic Republic of Congo to ...
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DRC and African civil society sign on to a statement calling on the World Bank to reconsider $250 million initial financing for the Inga 3 Dam
On June 3, 2025, the World Bank approved $250 million funding for the Inga 3 Dam, a mega hydropower project on the Congo ...
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International Rivers statement on Brazil dismantling key environmental protections
International Rivers expresses its profound concern over yesterday’s passage of Bill 2159/21 in the Brazilian Congress, which ...
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Tapajós River: Fighting for the “River of Life” - International Rivers
Background In a new study, International Rivers and Irigaray e Associados, Análise Juridica da Legislação Ambiental Brasileira, reveal a potentially transformative legal approach to protecting ...
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Sites of Struggle and Sacrifice: Mapping ... - International Rivers
Corporate Accountability June 25, 2024 by Pai Deetes, Phairin Sohsai and Tanya L. Roberts Davis Today, International Rivers is releasing a map illustrating sites of struggle along the Mekong River ...