Indigenous People Occupy the Nortao Hydroelectric Power Plant in Protest
Region: BrazilTranslated from Portuguese More than 50 Indians of ethnicities Arara and Cinta Larga, armed with bows, arrows and burduna, are camped out, this morning, at the Hydroelectric Energy (UHE) Dardanelles, A... more
Views: 2197"Green" energy boom destroys tribes – new report
Region: BrazilTo mark the UN Day of Indigenous People,Survival International has released a new report highlighting the devastating impact on tribal people of a massive boom in dam-building for hydropower. Drawing on examples fr... more
Views: 1136Use and Capacity of Global Hydropower Increases
Region: District of ColumbiaGlobal use of hydropower increased more than 5 percent between 2009 and 2010, according to new research published by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online publication. Hydropower use reached a record 3,427 te... more
Views: 878Nepali prime minister to visit Norway and Finland from 29 March
Region: Nepal
Chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal Maoist (UCPNM) and coalition Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda is scheduled to visit Norway and Finland from 29 March to 4 April, sources in Kathmandu say... more
Views: 1242Inject new dynamism into relations: Joint statement
Region: NepalNepal and India have agreed to review, adjust and update the 1950 Treaty of Peace and Friendship and other agreements with a view to consolidating and expanding the multi-faceted and deep-rooted relationships between the t... more
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