Tag: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems

India: Citizen Group Advocates for Safer Waste Disposal

Using careful research and a non-confrontational approach, the Citizen Consumer and Civic Action Group (CAG) has had great success helping the city of Chennai develop safer waste disposal practices, especially for biomedical wastes. Like most cities around the world, Chennai, the capital of India’s Tamil Nadu state, is struggling to safely dispose of its trash. […]

Press Release from Alburnus Maior: “They will take the gold and leave the cyanide”

Rosia Montana, Romania – Romania’s Prime Minister Adrian Nastase has reconfirmed his position against Gabriel Resources controversial gold mining development. During an official visit in Alba Iulia, the regional capital close to Rosia Montana, Romania’s Prime Minister declared amongst others: ” . . . the point of view expressed has always been very clear, namely […]

India: Bucket Brigades Monitor Air Pollution Inexpensively

by Justin Kushik and Kielly Dunn Imagine: you step outside to pick up your morning newspaper and the headline reads, “Authorities Claim Local Refinery Complies with Environmental Standards.” As you glance toward the plumes of smoke billowing from the refinery’s stacks, you scratch your head and wonder about the accuracy of the government’s finding. You […]

Uganda: Grassroots Group Promotes Citizen Involvement in Dam Decision

by Kielly Dunn with contributions from Lori Pottinger, International Rivers Network Bujagali Falls Dam is a 200-megawatt hydropower project proposed for Bujagali Falls on the Nile River near Jinja, Uganda. Although the original sponsor, a United States-based energy company named AES, has backed out, the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation and the African Development Bank […]

Nigeria: Victory for Cross River State!

by Tracy Kirkland and Kielly Dunn Cross River State Cross River State, located along Nigeria’s southeastern border, is home to the nation’s last remaining intact rain forest and mangrove forest, both of which serve as wildlife sanctuaries for many endangered species. In 1991, the World Wide Fund for Nature, in collaboration with the Nigerian Conservation […]

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