World Rainforest Movement


.. CAUSES of DEFORESTATION

INDEX

Dams. Struggles against the modern dinosaurs
This book gathers a selection of articles published in the monthly electronic bulletin of the World Rainforest Movement (WRM), addressing the issue of the impacts of large dams on forests and local communities, as well as the struggles developed at the local and global levels against them.
On dams:

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On other megaproyects:

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SPECIAL WRM BULLETIN ON DAMS

Bulletin nº 42 - January 2001 - complete version

For many years, local peoples and environmentalists have been opposing large dams due to the severe social and environmental impacts they entail. Since its creation, the WRM has been an active participant in the fight against dams, and included them as a major cause of forest loss already in its 1989 "Penang Declaration." During the past years, we have been trying to assist local peoples' struggles against dams and reflecting them in almost every issue of our bulletin 
(all available at http://www.wrm.org.uy/deforestation/dams.html ).

CALLS FOR ACTION

  • International Rivers Network is inviting to participate in the International Day of Action Against Dams and for Rivers, Water and Life, which it defines as "a time to join together in solidarity to protest destructive development and celebrate our successes over the last year. It is also a time to fight for social justice and the rights of communities over their resources and lives."

LINKS

The World Commission on Dams: http://www.dams.org/ 

International Rivers Network: http://www.irn.org/
IRN supports local communities working to protect their rivers and watersheds. It works to halt destructive river development projects, and to encourage equitable and sustainable methods of meeting needs for water, energy and flood management.

Rivernet: http://www.rivernet.org/ 
A service provided by ERN (European Rivers Network). The aim of ERN and RiverNet is to interconnect all forces working for living rivers and to provide information on river-basins and organizations.

Magic River: http://www.magickriver.com

Friends of River Narmada: http://www.narmada.org/ 
The construction of large dams on the River Narmada in central India and its impact on millions of people living in the river valley has become one of the most important social issues in contemporary India. The friends of the Narmada valley and its people hope to present here the perspective of grassroots people's organisations on the issue.

Probe International: http://www.probeinternational.org/

Berne Declaration: http://www.evb.ch/kampagne.cfm?folder_id=159

Salween Watch: http://www.salweenwatch.org/

Rivers, Dams and Climate Change
http://www.irn.org/programs/greenhouse/



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