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For 40 years, International Rivers has worked to ensure that victories for rivers don’t disappear with the next political cycle or development proposal. Our work is grounded in a simple but urgent ...

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As Belém's COP30 ended in compromise, political forces moved swiftly to accelerate destruction far from the global spotlight.

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