Forests.org: Infrastructure Projects Links (XML/RSS)

encourages action against the construction of a major commercial highway across the Serengeti National Park, in the direct path of ancient wildlife migration routes

works with indigenous and environmental organizations in the Amazon Basin to advance indigenous peoples' rights and defend the environment from large-scale industrial development

an on-line magazine produced by the Sustainable Energy Institute that seeks to demonstrate alternatives to sprawl and petroleum dependence while fighting unwise development such as new road construction

Friends of the Earth Canada presents a video about attempts by Ascendant Copper to build a strip mine in the cloud forests of Ecuador against the wishes of the inhabitants

WWF's dams initiative presents a highly critical investor's guide to river dam construction (pdf)

articles published in the World Rainforest Movement bulletin that highlight dams and megaprojects as a major cause of deforestation

the World Rainforest Movement focuses on dams and megaprojects as a threat to rainforests around the world

presents the perspective of grassroots people's organizations on the issue of dam building on the River Narmada in central India

discusses the proposed waterway to link the heart of South America with the Atlantic Ocean, but potentially ruining the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland

this case study explores negative effects of the Nam Theun 2 Dam on the ecological integrity of the river ecosystem and surrounding areas, from American University's Trade and Environment Database

a case study that challenges the utility of building hydroelectric dams, from American University's Trade and Environment Database

examines the threat posed by the Pan-American Highway to the lush rainforest in the Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama, a case study from American University's TED database

the Heritage Forests Campaign details threats to America's roadless forests, with detailed impacts upon each region's forests

an International Rivers project that established the most comprehensive guidelines for dam building; intended to protect dam-affected people and the environment, and ensure that the benefits from dams are more equitably distributed