Lake Nicaragua, on the Grand Canal proposed route.
Every day flocks of horses and cows are taken to the fresh water of Lago Nicaragua to drink. Captions and Photo source: ©© Arjen Toet
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In late December, workers began building access roads for the $50 billion canal. It represented enough of a step forward that it sparked protests. But the future of the project remains in question, not the least because of Lake Nicaragua itself…
Read Full Article, The New York Times
Scientists Question Rush to Build Nicaragua Canal, PhysOrg (03-04-2015)
A consortium of environmental scientists has expressed strong concern about the impact of a controversial Central American canal across Nicaragua, to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans…
Nicaragua Defies Canal Protests, Nature (12-27-2014)
Nicaragua has great expectations for the Grand Canal, a US$50-billion, 5-year project to link its Caribbean and Pacific coasts with a 280-kilometre waterway. But the plan has attracted protests from residents along the proposed route and from scientists around the world…
Nicaragua canal will wreak havoc on forests and displace people, NGO warns, Guardian UK (09-30-2014)
Shipping firms should pressure the Nicaraguan government and the Chinese backer of a proposed canal to ensure that the project does not force indigenous people off their land and inflict massive environmental damage on the country’s ecosystem, an environmental advocacy group has urged…
Nicaragua Approves Massive Canal Project, ABC News (06-13-2013)
A multi-billion dollar proposal to plow a massive rival to the Panama Canal across the middle of Nicaragua was approved, capping a lightning-fast approval process that has provoked deep skepticism among shipping experts and concern among environmentalists…
