Environment

Feb 01, 2019

Brazilian Indigenous: Catastrophe in Brumadinho, MG, Threatens Survival of Local Indigenous Community

“It died at 9am in the morning of Saturday [26 January 2019]”, says one member of the indigenous community Nao Xohã in reference to the river Paraopeba. The community composed of 18 families lives in São Joaquim de Bicas, 22km away from Brumadinho, where a dam on a complex owned by the national mining company Vale SA collapsed last Friday, 25 January 2019. Relying on the river...

Feb 01, 2019

Brazilian Indigenous: Catastrophe in Brumadinho,...

“It died at 9am in the morning of Saturday [26 January 2019]”, says one member of the indigenous community Nao Xohã in reference to the river Paraopeba. The community composed of 18...

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Jan 18, 2019

Brazilian Indigenous: UNPO Condemns Bolsonaro's...

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) has previously discussed the possible consequences of Bolsonaro’s victory for the Indigenous Communities in Brazil. In the period between...

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Jan 11, 2019

Ogoni: Rumours About the Abolition of MOSOP U...

Fyneface Dumnamene, spokesman for the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has debunked the claims of the organisation being succeeded by the Ogoni Central Indigenous Authority (OCIA)....

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Dec 19, 2018

A Gender Perspective on Water Management and Hygiene...

In the second most “water rich” country in the world, the mismanagement and poor quality of this vital resource is an obstacle that negatively impacts people in Nepal, especially those living...

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Dec 11, 2018

Roundtable in Washington D.C. on China-Pakistan...

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor's: Assessing the Environmental Consequences of CPEC December 11, 2018 12:00pm to 02:00 pm The University Club of Washington, D.C 1135 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036,...

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Dec 11, 2018

Washington D.C. Conference on Environmental Consequences...

On Tuesday, 11 December 2018, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) and the World Sindhi Congress (WSC) hosted a conference entitled “The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Assessing...

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Nov 26, 2018

Ogoni: Delta Cleanup Could Boost Nigeria’s Economy...

During the second annual summit on the Niger Delta Cleanup, experts discussed the connection between development, social wellbeing and environmental protection. They concluded that the cleanup of the Ogoniland...

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Nov 23, 2018

Gilgit Baltistan: Dam Development Projects Push...

The Diamer Bhasha Dam project is receiving widespread criticism due to the affects it is having on local Gilgit communities. The Pakistani government has been pushing the development of the dam as being...

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