Month: <span>February 2015</span>

RwB Mongolia Explains the Reasons for Compliant to the World Bank Inspection on Selenge Basin Dams

Ulaanbaatar – Today Rivers without Boundaries Mongolia addressed domestic and international media with the following message. In mid-February, community representatives from Russia and Mongolia – along with several of environmental and human rights NGOs – submitted a request for an investigation to the World Bank’s independent accountability arm, the Inspection …

International environmental community asks President Elbegdorj to veto amendments weakening Mongolia’s legislation

  International environmental and civil rights groups are outraged by the Great Khural (Mongolian Parliament) passing amendments  to the Law with the Long Name (LLN) on the last day  of Lunar year. Exact amendments as of yesterday were not available to the public and even to ministry officials, but information …

Major assault on the "Law with Long Name"

General situation with the “LAW TO  PROHIBIT MINERAL EXPLORATION AND MINING OPERATIONS AT HEADWATERS OF RIVERS, PROTECTED ZONES OF WATER RESERVOIRS AND FORESTED AREAS” 5 years and 6 months have already passed since the adoption of the Law on Prohibiting Mineral Exploration and Extraction Near Water Sources, Water Protection Zones …

People of Selenga-Baikal Basin address the World Bank Inspection Panel

People living in the basin of the Selenga river in Russia and Mongolia, together with a number of environmental NGOs, filed a petition to the World Bank Inspection Panel demanding that the feasibility studies of dangerous hydro-electric power plants (HPP) projects must be postponed and the WB MINIS project thoroughly …