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Environmental Activists Fight Back as Companies Resort to ‘Lawfare’ to Quash Criticism 

DeSmogBlog

When she returned in 2018, long after the war had ended, a journalist encouraged her to go into the hills and take a look at some new hydropower plants on the river Lumbardhi i Deçanit. An area called ‘Zalli i Rupes, where environmental campaigners say gravel was dug for the construction of hydropower plants further down the river.

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Can the 150-year old London Metal Exchange broker a low-carbon future?

Business Green

Specialising in metal futures and options, the LME also operates a global warehouse network of more than 600 storage facilities, and boasts the distinction of being the last physical trading floor in Europe.

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How forestry conservation is sustaining both the climate and livelihoods in the Congo

Business Green

To give back to his community he conceived the ERA Congo project in 2008 when the government suspended 91 of the 156 logging contracts in the province because of corruption. Although he had a head start, coming from a prominent family, he grew up much like those I met. The DRC is at a crossroads.