Yesterday, the WB MINIS Project concluded “commenting period” for the “Final Draft Terms of Reference for a Regional Environmental Assessment for the Selenge River basin and Lake Baikal area in the context of the proposed Shuren Hydro-power Plant and Orkhon Water Diversion Projects “(REA ToR). The document presented on the …
China’s National World Heritage Committee keeps its word! Three years ago Dr. Du Yue, secretary general of the Chinese delegation at the World Heritage Committee Session, listened to the RwB representative lamenting that Chinese Exim Bank was about to support the Egiin Gol Hydro Project in Mongolia which may threaten …
MONGOLIA made a speech at World Heritage Committee (WHC) on July 28 afternoon. Photo: Mongolia speaking at the 42nd Session of World Heritage Committee. Left to right: unknown person, the Head of the Division of Environmental Assessment and Auditing Enkhbat Altangerel, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Environment Mr. …
As Mongolian Government is steering the discussion about the proposed dams in Lake Baikal – Selenge River basin from energy security to national water crisis it is important for civil society groups and independent researchers to collect and use for good available information on effective water management solutions and efficient …
The WB MINIS Project reports that Meeting of Sub-working Group took place in Irkutsk Under the Mining infrastructure Investment Support Project (MINIS), Terms of Reference (ToR) of Regional Environmental Assessment ( REA) for the Flow Regulation of Orkhon River and Construction of Reservoir Complex (OGP ) and Shuren Hydropower Plant …
Rivers without Boundaries International Coalition (RwB) and Greenpeace Russia Submission to the World Heritage Center and the IUCN. April 2018 Concerns regarding implementation of WHC decisions on Lake Baikal and recommendations for the 2018 World Heritage Committee Decision Lake Baikal is undergoing serious environmental crisis. In 2017 among the good …
