In 2016, the government of Bangladesh set out to create a coal-fired power plant in Rampal, an area in Bangladesh near the Sundarbans, the world’s largest grove of mangroves. The project was jointly backed by state-run power companies of Bangladesh and India. The project raised much criticism due to concerns about the possibility of the …
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In 2012, fuel-giant Chevron planned construction of a port in Thailand’s Tha Sala district. This plan was strongly opposed by local residents such as fishermen, as they argued that it would hurt their ability to make a living. Chevron’s port plan was intended to help the company in its oil drilling operations in the Gulf …
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In 2014 Johor, which lies just East of Singapore started two massive land reclamation projects at 1,410 hectares and 1,817 hectares located in the Johor Straits. Johor is a state in Malaysia which borders Singapore. Why was this a project of concern? Malaysia did not provide an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) before breaking ground. Conducting …
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