(October 16, 2000) China’s premier says local officials will be held accountable for pollution problems after the country failed to meet official environmental goals, state media reported Wednesday.
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Dam puts Shanghai wetlands at sea’s mercy
Tidal wetlands on the Yangtze delta near Shanghai in China are in danger of disappearing because of sediment trapped behind the Three Gorges dam, Shanghai researchers report.
China agrees to international resolution to protect Asia’s rivers
(October 16, 2000) The resolution recognizes that overexploitation or misuse of Asia’s major river systems could negatively affect these systems as well as the livelihoods of a significant proportion of the world’s population.
Good news from Colombia: 21 abducted Embera Katio released
(October 16, 2000) ICCHRLA has been informed by the leadership of the Embera Katio people of the Upper Sinu in northern Colombia that the 21 people who were abducted on September 16 by army-backed paramilitary gunmen have been released unharmed.
Three Gorges Probe – Corruption
(October 12, 2000) Anger at dam corruption growing
Victim’s widow claims US$420,000 compensation for husband’s death at Three Gorges dam site
(October 10, 2000) Guangzhou Daily and China Daily report that Ke Changli, an employee of the Gezhouba Group (the largest contractor for the Three Gorges dam), is suing Rotec Corporation for US$420,000 for supplying the concrete conveyor Ke Changli claims was responsible for her husband’s death late last year at the dam site.
Third world debt may soon lose the spotlight
(October 4, 2000) Campaigners vow to keep on fighting after Jubilee 2000 shuts shop.
Yu Xiaogang: The power of the individual in a land of many voices
(October 4, 2000) Profile of Nu River campaigner Yu Xiaogang, the 2006 winner from Asia of the Goldman Environmental Prize.
Fishermen block work on wastewater plant
(October 4, 2000) Construction of the controversial Samut Prakan wastewater treatment plant ran into difficulties yesterday when local fishermen drove workers out of their area.
NGOs in difficulty, survey shows
(October 3, 2000) Environmental protection NGOs are suffering from a shortage of funds and a low registration rate, while many are simply too small to have an impact, a recent survey has revealed.
Environmentalist protects threatened watersheds
(October 2, 2000) Yu Xiaogang has been honoured for ‘his efforts at helping communities at Lashi Lake and other watershed regions [in Yunnan] to gain more say in the decision-making process,’ China Daily writes.
Indiana Jones, Eco Warrior
"(October 1, 2000)A new hydroelectric dam threatens to destroy some of the richest rainforest in Central America, says campaigners. But now screen hero Harrison Ford has waded to the rescue."
ADB drops Se San 3 hydro dam
(October 1, 2000) The Government of Viet Nam has formally advised ADB that it no longer requires ADB’s assistance to proceed with the Se San 3 Hydropower project.
The tragedy of Pak Moon Dam
(October 1, 2000) An authoritative new report about Thailand’s most controversial dam projectconfirms what local villagers have known all along–it’s simply a flop.
Last hope for river dolphins
The world’s most endangered cetacean, the Chinese ‘baiji’ river dolphin, may finally have a chance of being saved from extinction. But it could be too late; researchers who carried out a nine-day search for the dolphins didn’t find a single one.
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