Sentences with phrase «prevent dam construction»

Narrated by award - winning actors Peter Coyote (English version) and Marcos Palmeira (Portuguese version), the documentary chronicles the inspiring work of indigenous peoples, grassroots activists, and their allies to prevent dam construction and its many impacts.

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Both fish species swim downstream during droughts and return during normal water flow, but the construction of dams, or stream fragmentation, prevents fish from returning upstream.
We are taking down dams and not building nuclear while also preventing the construction of even natural gas, solar, and wind.
With a colleague, I contributed to the Club's campaign to prevent the construction of two dams in the Grand Canyon by preparing economic analyses, for example.
They disagree, however, on what should have been done differently to avert the flood.Coastal Road a Possible Culprit Local architect Serdar Demirkan pointed the finger at the construction of the Giresun coastal road and dam in the 1990s, saying that the road prevented rainwater and water from overflowing rivers from reaching the sea, the media - advocacy group Bianet reported.
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