Last year, activists gathered at El Manzano on the Río Baker in Patagonia, Chile to celebrate the International Day of Action Against Dams and For Rivers. Photo source: ©© International rivers
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An environmental review commission Tuesday approved construction of another hydroelectric project in Chile’s remote and pristine Patagonia region, an officials said…
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Chilean Court Approves Huge Patagonia Dam, AFP
Chile’s Supreme Court has green-lit the highly controversial HidroAysén dam project in Patagonia, which environmentalists say will wreck a unique and pristine habitat in the southern tip of South America.
In Patagonia, Caught Between Visions of the Future, The New York Times
Two competing visions of Patagonia stirring a national debate over the future and the soul of Patagonia itself…
