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Displacement due to logging in Peru

Barmer farmers protest Jindal power project

Kono diamond mining suspended

Why Polavaram is a pointless project

The Polavaram dam involves a huge cost but its benefit will be limited

Mud breaches dams in Indonesia

No consensus on FRA review

Top forest officials and National Forest Rights Act Committee engage in a war of words

Millions to be moved away from Three Gorges Dam

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2010 World Cup revamp: squatters evicted from Jo'burg

Environmental clearance for Polavaram quashed

South Asia

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22 million people displaced by natural disasters globally last year

Floods, storms and quakes displaced 19 million people in Asia alone

Tribals arrested, lathi-charged for demanding rehabilitation

Madhya Pradesh government starts dam construction without clearances

US seeks strict scrutiny of World Bank lending to hydroelectric projects

External evaluation process to ascertain effectiveness of lendings recommended

Sudan, a country displaced

One of Africa’s largest and most populous countries is on the brink of famine after a year of war between its Army and main paramilitary