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Proyectos del eje Hidrovía Paraguay-Paraná IIRSA

Definición de nuevos proyectos de IIRSA relacionados con la hidrovía Paraguay-Paraná

Recomendações do Workshop “Influências de usinas hidrelétricas no funcionamento hidro-ecológico do Pantanal"

Veja as recomendações de especialistas analisando os planos para dezenas de hidrelétricas no Pantanal Matogrossense.

Flooding in Nigeria

Flooding in NigeriaDr. Muslim Idris

Damming Nigeria's Wetlands People: Communities Work Together to Restore Lives And Livelihoods

by Dr. Muslim Idris

In Nigeria, floodplains and wetlands are rich sources of livelihood for millions of people. These wetlands communities have been losing ground for many years, however. Nigeria's most important wetlands, the Hadejia-Nguru Wetlands, have shrunk by as much as two-thirds in the past 30-40 years because of diversions from dams, irrigation developments and drought. Fisheries, farming and wildlife are all impacted by these hydrological changes.

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Fighting for South Korea's Rivers

by Ma Yong-Un

Korea Federation for Environmental Movements (KFEM) has launched a letter-writing campaign to protest the proposed "Great Korea Canal Project," a huge river engineering scheme that would devastate wetlands in South Korea.

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Águas sem barragens

Campanha interestadual contra a implantação de barragens na bacia Araguaia-Tocantins 

Araguaia & Tocantins

Xavante indigenous meeting on threats to Araguaia River
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The Araguaia and Tocantins rivers flow from the central plateau northward to the southern channel of the Amazon just upstream from Belém. The Tocantins is an embanked river, with relatively clear water, while the Araguaia is a floodplain river, with a sinuous bed and muddy waters, due to its substantial sediment load. The two rivers converge at Marabá, Brazil.