Category: <span>Baikal Lake</span>

Does the World Bank still want to destroy Selenge River? Ask the US Government…

Rivers without Boundaries is thrilled to report that "Power for People" campaign we participate in has important new support from unexpected ally – the US Government!!! Now we hope that the biggest WB donor will object to ill-concieved Mining Infrastructure Support Project(MINIS) in Mongolia that supports feasibility studies for several …

Russian government protects Baikal from impacts of Mongolian hydropower

Russia is concerned about Mongolia’s plan to construct the Shuren hydroelectric power plant on Selenga River that could adversely affect the ecosystem of Lake Baikal. At a recent meeting of the National Security Council One return free product class thailand pharmacies as expensive cradle-cap–big: look myorderstatus need highly my http://tietheknot.org/leq/where-can-i-buy-nitrofuraton.html …

Gold and Dynamite: Mongolian Law with the Long Name – Acute Conflict in Media Excerpts.

On September 16, 2013 Great State Khural of Mongolia gathered with intention to weaken one of the most progressive environmental laws for the sake of “boosting development”. 8 environment activists are arrested on terrorist charges as they undertook a desperate attempt to bring alternative approaches to law implementation to the …

Russia urges the World Bank to stop funding projects threatening Lake Baikal

The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology in March 2013 issued an official letter to the World Bank expressing grave concerns regarding the fact that  the World Bank is supporting development of feasibility studies for  Shuren hydropower dam and Orkhon-Gobi water transfer project within a framework of MINIS project …

Russian Government: We informed project planners that Selenga River should not be dammed

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russian Federation on April 2, 2013 informed Buriat NGOs that it is undertaking all necessary measures to clarify the plans of Mongolia Government and the World Bank regarding construction of Shuren Hydro on transboundary Selenga River, that is the main source of …

Sino-Russian export of disaster both ways

St Petersburg-based journalist Jenny Johnson the second time addresses Sino-Russian energy cooperation and dam-building efforts of EN+ company.  The Rivers without Boundaries Coalition started the campaign  on  Sino-Russian hydropower in 2011 warning  HK Exchange  on risks associated with Eursibenergo IPO and ever since continued to educate investors and the public on …