Guinea’s giant Souapiti dam is displacing and impoverishing thousands
A flawed resettlement process is robbing villagers of their homes and livelihoods to the pave way for the construction of the Souapiti dam in Guinea.
As Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed collects the Nobel Peace Prize, abuses in the Lower Omo Valley must be addressed
Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for reaching peace with Eritrea. Yet, Indigenous groups in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley have been abused by security forces, a fact that the prime minister must address, says the Oakland Institute.
Why you still need to give a dam about Belo Monte
Whilst the battle is over and the Belo Monte dam nears completion, the fight continues for the defence of the Amazon against hydroelectricity and mining.
Thailand, hotel displaces village separating it from the sea with a wall
The village of Tonsai in Thailand was moved to make space for a hotel that never materialised. A wall, now covered in art, separates it from the beach. This is the story of what happened.
The Grand Canal of Nicaragua. A scar across the face of Central America
Indigenous people will be displaced, endangered species threatened, the largest freshwater source in Central America contaminated and rainforests uprooted by the Grand Canal of Nicaragua.
Climate change is flooding Jakarta: Watch the documentary
As environmental degradation causes the Ciliwung River to flood more, Jakarta’s government plans to relocate riverbank communities against their will.
Local communities want development, not forced eviction
Infrastructural development confers an aura of modernity to developing countries. Often, it conceals stories of rights abuse, such as forced eviction.