From Enver Hoxha to the EBRD (and back) – hydropower in Albania
Blog entry | 7 June, 2017The EBRD and Societe Generale are now sponsoring a mass-scale construction project across Albania. Over 300 hydropower plants in various stages of development are posing real threats to the mountainous country’s nature and people. They should avoid repeating Ever Hoxha’s concrete folly.
Read moreLocals oppose dam that is set to endanger critical fish habitat in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Blog entry | 30 May, 2017We are passing through the canyon of the river Vrbas, in north-west Bosnia-Herzegovina. I am looking through a car window, mouth wide open in awe. While I look up to the rocky, edgy peaks hundreds of meters above and down to the heavenly blue river, I
Read more[Campaign update] Court confirms attacks on Ukrainian villagers are related to poultry business
Blog entry | 12 May, 2017The Court of Appeal of the Cherkasy region in central Ukraine sided with community activist Nina Martynovska from the Ratseve village who was brutally beaten because of her opposition to the construction of poultry farm facilities by Peremoha Nova, a subsidiary of Ukrainian agribusiness giant MHP.
Read moreIf the EBRD stands for democracy it should not support TAP – Italian community addresses bank’s directors
Blog entry | 11 May, 2017At a meeting with the directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Bankwatch campaigners read a statement from Italian communities opposing the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, the last leg of the Southern Gas Corridor, a 3500 km pipeline
Read moreSerbian mining company ignores desperate calls for compensation while Kolubara mine is reaching family houses
Blog entry | 8 May, 2017Life is a living hell for families in Vreoci, Serbia, where lignite excavators have almost reached their houses. As the mine’s financier, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development must not allow Serbian state utility EPS to create a fait accompli that leaves locals with scraps and without home.
Read moreDoing the same thing and expecting different results: Mongolia plans to curb air pollution with more coal
Blog entry | 3 May, 2017A new law on air pollution recently adopted by the Mongolian government is in part the result of massive demonstrations against air pollution in the capital. The new policy, however, involves even more reliance on coal.
Read moreWhy no Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (NO TAP), here or elsewhere
Blog entry | 13 April, 2017This article first appeared on the Re:Common website. It was the end of February and the scene is Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. During an official meeting, the Italian government was severely criticised for the considerable delays in the constructio
Read moreRiver defenders gather forces in Georgia
Blog entry | 28 March, 2017This week, activists from across the world are meeting in Tbilisi to share their experiences of resisting hydropower projects and the money that supports them.
Read moreFor our rivers, for our lives – activists from across the globe meet in Tbilisi, Georgia
Blog entry | 27 March, 201785 river and dam activists from 40 countries and all continents gather at a time when dams are back in fashion.
Read moreItalian communities block pipeline works to save ancient olive trees
Blog entry | 23 March, 2017An ancient olive grove in southern Italy is currently on the frontlines of grassroots resistance to the Southern Gas Corridor project, the EU’s flagship energy project.
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