Bush Administration, Timber Industry Deal Challenged in Oregon:
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2008/10/29-11
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Month: November 2008
Panama Hydro Project Threatens Indigenous People, Biological Preserve
Hydro Project Threatens Indigenous People, Biological Preserve
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 27, 2008 4:13 PM
CONTACT: Center for Biological Diversity
Jacki Lopez, Center for Biological Diversity, (415) 436-9682 x 305
Hydro Project Threatens Indigenous People, Biological Preserve; Human Rights Panel
to Review Issue
WASHINGTON – October 27 – Cascading from the heights of the Talamanca Mountains, the
Changuinola River forms the heart of the Panamanian portion of La Amistad
International Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that provides habitat for hundreds
of rare, endemic, endangered and migratory species, as well as the indigenous Ngöbe
and Naso tribes.