Article: Privy Council to hear Belize dam challenge.

M2 PRESSWIRE-29 July 2003-FRIENDS OF THE EARTH: Privy Council to hear Belize dam challenge(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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On Wednesday July 30th, the Privy Council in London will hear an appeal on the Government of Belize's approval of plans to build a dam on the Upper Macal River in Belize [1]. BACONGO, a coalition of Belizian environmental groups [2], has submitted a petition to the Privy Council to stop the preliminary construction of the Chalillo until dam the legality of environmental impact assessment for the dam is determined.

The proposed Chalillo dam would flood one of wildest places left in Central America and ...

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