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On dangerous ground _ Global Witness
… defenders with 42 deaths in 2015. Agribusiness, hydroelectric dams and logging were also key drivers of … with 42 defenders murdered. Agribusiness (20 killings), hydroelectric dams and water rights (15) and logging (15) … to earlier threats against the victims.106 The growth in energy demand has driven the construction of large …
Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report
… of Sri Lanka: Conditions and Trends. Natural Resources, Energy and Science Authority of Sri Lanka and USAID, Colombo. … of Sri Lanka: Conditions and Trends. Natural Resources, Energy and Science Authority of Sri Lanka and USAID, Colombo. … The forest department obviously has to invest little energy in the management and protection of the sanctuary, …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… no electricity, but it has rustic showers heated by solar energy and compost toilets. The ecolodge presently suffers … advances in this field and has constructed a small 33-kw hydroelectric plant and a 46-kw photovol- taic park, designed … consumption of 260,000 kwh, 50 per cent is produced by the hydroelectric plant, 40 per cent by the photovol- taic park …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… city. Geomancy is under- pinned by the belief that vital energy forces (‘ki’) flow under the ground, and that auspicious nodes are formed where the vital energy accumulates. Since parents are the main bodies of … these are justified because they are energy-sav- ing (hydroelectric dams and solar en- ergy production stations, …
Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… The pursuit of profit has led rapacious companies to, seek energy sources and resources impinging on indigenous lands. … and global level. Projects such as construction of hydroelectric dams, oil and bio fuel plantations, massive …