Delays and security concerns threaten World Bank financing of the $1 billion Dassault project – Trendy Blogger

Delays and security concerns threaten World Bank financing of the  billion Dassault project

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Pending approvals for the revised PC-1 project for the 2,160 MW Phase 1 hydropower project and unresolved security concerns are delaying the signing of additional $1 billion in financing agreements with the World Bank. Business Registrar The Ministry of Economic Affairs has urged the Ministry of Water Resources to expedite the submission and approval of … Read more

Severe droughts threaten sustainable capture of the Amazon’s giant fish, the giant pirarucu Trendy Blogger

Two years of records drought have dealt a major blow to what is arguably the Amazon’s most successful sustainable economy: the managed fishing of the giant pirarucu. In the Brazilian state of Amazonas, nearly 6,000 local residents authorized to fish reported a sharp drop in production and rising costs. They are calling for help from … Read more