(May 22, 2001) Nestled in a small building complex in the heart of Kunming in southwestern China, the Center for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge (CBIK) is easily overlooked. But behind its modest headquarters, this 100-member strong organization is changing the face of development in China’s remote western provinces.
Secretive EDC agrees to be more transparent: Dramatic reversal in disclosure policy credits Citizen
(May 22, 2001) The Export Development Corporation has made a stunning reversal in its disclosure policy, mostly in response to pressure from non-governmental organizations and the media.
Chalillo could flood Maya ruins
(May 20, 2001) The proposed Chalillo Dam threatens to flood three important Mayan sites, the Department of Archeology confirmed this week.
Green regulation punishes misconduct
(May 19, 2001) Environmental watchdogs in China who abuse their authority will be punished under a special regulation that took effect yesterday. The provisional form of the regulation, China’s first on disciplining dereliction of duty, was released yesterday by the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) and the Ministry of Supervision.
China warns officials against covering up pollution
Beijing: China has warned local environmental protection officials that they will be punished if they allow or cover up damage to the environment in favour of economic growth, state media said on Tuesday.
Abuja to seek further debt reduction from Paris Club
(May 17, 2001) Nigeria is to seek more substantive debt relief from the Paris Club of private sector creditors, according to Philip Asiodu, Chief Economic Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Canadian firm under fire over Belize dam
Probe International and other environmentalists take their concerns about Fortis, Inc.’s proposed Chalillo dam to Parliament Hill.
International Conference on Sustainable Debt Strategy: Summary of Proceedings
(May 17, 2001) As part of a broad framework for debt reduction and sustainability, the report calls on the international community to cancel Nigeria’s odious debts and reform the global financial structures that allow such debts to proliferate.
Canadian firm under fire over Belize dam
(May 17, 2001) Probe International and other environmentalists take their concerns about Fortis, Inc.’s proposed Chalillo dam to Parliament Hill.
Environmentalists to confront power company on behalf of bird
CBC Radio picks up on Probe International’s plan to confront Canadian power company Fortis, Inc. over its plan to build a dam in Belize.
Environmentalists to confront power company on behalf of bird
(May 16, 2001) CBC Radio picks up on Probe International’s plan to confront Canadian power company Fortis, Inc. over its plan to build a dam in Belize.
EDC projects fail environmental audit: 24 of 26 cases not assessed properly for risk
(May 16, 2001) More than 90 per cent of Export Development Corporation projects examined in a scathing report by the auditor general were not properly assessed under the corporation’s environmental review process.
China faces uphill battle to turn its growth Green
(May 15, 2001) There are days in Beijing the smog is so thick residents can stare straight at the sun. Residents of the 2008 Olympic Games host city watch the air quality index like they do the weather forecast.
Reckless Lending: How Canada’s Export Development Corporation Puts People and Environment at Risk
(May 15, 2001) The Senegal River Basin Development Project, a US$1-billion dam project, completed in 1988, has already brought economic ruin, malnutrition, and disease to hundreds of thousands of West African farmers, and is expected to spread more misery when it starts generating power in 2002.
NGO group slams export agency’s ‘reckless lending’
(May 15, 2001) The Export Development Corporation is still assisting environmentally and socially disastrous projects around the world even after a framework review was introduced, says a new report by the NGO Working Group on the EDC.
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