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Environment News tagged with dams

No Salween River Dam ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, rivers, dams, Asia, nature, habitat, protection )

Cher
- 113 days ago - change.org
The Salween, the mainland Southeast Asia's longest undammed river, travels 2,800 kilometers from the Tibetan Plateau through Yunnan Province of China, the Shan and Kayah States of Burma, along the Thai-Burma border, and eventually into the Indian Ocean
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Montenegro Dams to Harm Crucial Bird, Fish Habitats
Environment  (tags: environment, dams, harmful, habitat, nature, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 133 days ago - panda.org
Dam projects planned in Montenegro will likely harm Lake Skadar, the largest lake in the Balkans and a protected wetland site that is home to crucial bird and fish habitats, according to a study by WWF and Green Home.
1 comment
The Mighty Mekong River Must Forever Flow Freely! ( 2 Actions) ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, protection, nature, water, dams, ecosystems, humans, wildlife, habitat )

Cher
- 151 days ago - change.org
The mighty Mekong River in Southeast Asia faces a devastating threat from eleven new proposed dams. If even one of the dams are built in Cambodia, Laos or Thailand; they would block major fish migrations and otherwise ecologically disrupt this vitally
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Please Act Now to Protect the Topo River ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, destruction, dams, habitat, protection, nature, wildlife )

Cher
- 165 days ago - change.org
The Ecuadorian government will determine the fate of the Topo River in the coming days. Dam construction will open up this sensitive area to deforestation and fragmentation. The river's natural flow cycles will be altered and its fragile ecology
7 comments
SAVE LAKE TURKANA - STOP THE DAMMING OF THE OMO RIVER ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, lakes, dams, nature, habitat, protection, wildlife, humans )

Cher
- 178 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The Kenyan Government must intervene urgently to stop the damming of the Omo River which is the main source of Lake Turkana. Project Gilgel Gibe III as the damming project is called is commission by the Ethiopian Government is a commercial venture aimed
7 comments
Save Panama Biosphere Reserve From Dams ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, dams, Panama Biosphere Reserve, habitat, protection, nature, wildlife )

Cher
- 181 days ago - change.org
Four proposed hydroelectric dam projects threaten free-flowing Panamanian rivers, rare tropical species, indigenous cultures and a biologically diverse World Heritage site in the remote rainforest of western Panama. Promoted by the Panamanian government
7 comments
Lost Wilderness
Environment  (tags: animals, wildlife, Sumatra, logging, rhinos, tigers, endangered, trees, dams, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildanimals )

Cher
- 185 days ago - thestar.com.my
Yet another tract of forest will be sacrificed for dams and timber. AN expanse of green in the upper reaches of Terengganu, home to countless species of wildlife, including the highly endangered Sumatran rhinoceros, will soon be no more
10 comments
Dam Home Depot - Save Patagonia's Rivers ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, dams, Home Depot, rivers, destruction, habitat, protection, nature )

Cher
- 194 days ago - change.org
The Home Depot is one of the largest US buyers of wood products from CMPC and Arauco, two companies that are deeply involved in the HidroAysén scheme to build 5 dams on the Baker and Pascua rivers in Chilean Patagonia.
19 comments
Awaiting Klamath Dam Removal
Environment  (tags: Hoopa, Yurok, Karuk, Klamath, Rivers, Dams, Indians, Native Americans, protection, pollution, humans, nature, Sustainabililty, water, trees, environment, ecosystems, destruction, conservation, forests, habitat )

Kat
- 359 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
One thing is clear after driving north through small towns and along winding mountain roads to reach the base of the Klamath River Basin. Its isolation has helped save it.
12 comments
More Rain to Hit SE Qld Dams: Forecasters
Environment  (tags: weather, qld, australia, rain, dams, increasing, GoodNews, climate-change, climate )

Ali
- 694 days ago - weatherzone.com.au
The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting more rain across south-east Queensland today, especially over the three major dams. Senior forecaster Gavin Holcombe says light showers will increase to heavier rainfall this afternoon and tonight.
2 comments
Salmon Win, Bush Loses Appeal on Columbia River Dam Plan
Environment  (tags: environment, salmon, orcas, columbia river, endangered species, appeals court, rivers, pollution, dams, climate change )

Maureen
- 959 days ago - ens-newswire.com
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 10, 2007 (ENS) - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Monday rejected the Bush administration's salmon plan for dam operations on the Columbia and lower Snake rivers. The appellate court upheld a lower court ruling that the
3 comments
   

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