Bolivian Deputy Minister of Environment Juan Pablo Ramos and Director Environment Luis Beltrán submitted irrevocable resignation from their posts on Friday of last week, after government officials tried to force them to sign an environmental permit for the construction of a highway in the Chapare region of Cochabamba.
Municipal mayors in the Pando departament, located in the Bolivian Amazon, decidided to expel several NGOs, foundations and companies operating in their territories.
Global civil society rallies against MIGA endorsement for an Indonesian nickel mine project due to substantial social and environmental concerns.
In June 2010, the World Bank held its third set of public hearings with respect to the Red-Dead Sea conduit project. Friends of the Earth – Middle East attended the hearings and presented comments. This report comes from the FoEME website.
BIC and partners convene at the World Bank to celebrate the implementation of the Bank’s revised access to information policy.