Archive for February 15th, 2012
Activists form network to fight Sarawak dam-building spree
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on February 15th, 2012
Mongabay: Last October indigenous groups, local people, and domestic NGOs formed the Save Sarawak's Rivers Network to fight the planned construction of a dozen dams in the Malaysian state on the island of Borneo. The coalition opposes the dam-building plans, known as the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) initiative, due to its impacts on indigenous and river communities, the destruction of pristine rainforest, and the degradation of the state's rivers.
"At the moment, there is no coordinated...