Sustainable Development additional resources
- "Aguas Turvas": new book that explains the never ending socio-environmental problems of the Madeira Complex
Jointly published by the Bank Information Center, International Rivers and other partners, "Aguas Turvas" aims to explain the contradictions of the Hydroelectric Complex and the hydroways of the Madeira River. It will serve as a tool for those that seek to understand the history of the project and its implications for the Amazon region.
- Amazon Watch
Works with indigenous and environmental organizations in the Amazon Basin to defend the environment and advance indigenous peoples' rights in the face of large-scale industrial development, such as oil and gas pipelines, power lines, roads, and other mega-projects.
- Bank Information Center
Partners with civil society organizations in developing and transitioning countries to influence the World Bank and other international financial institutions (IFIs) to promote social and economic justice, and ecological sustainability.
- BankTrack
Is a network of civil society organizations and individuals tracking the operations of the private financial sector (commercial banks, investors, insurance companies, pension funds) and its effect on people and the planet.
- Both Ends
Supports the work of environmental organizations -- primarily in developing countries, and Central and Eastern European countries -- through information, research, advocacy, campaigning, networking and capacity-building.
- Bretton Woods
Works to monitor and reform the World Bank and IMF, providing critiques and early warnings used by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) around the world.
- Ecoa- Ecology and Action
Leads a coalition of organizations monitoring the environmental impacts of new and proposed investments in energy and infrastructure in the Upper Paraná River basin, and the Amazon region in Brazil.
- Friends of the Earth
- International Rivers
Protects rivers and defends the rights of communities that depend on them by opposing destructive development projects, and encouraging sustainable ways to meet people’s needs for water, energy and protection from damaging floods.