Play Revas, Nicaragua. Photo source: ©© Lon&Queta
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The international scientific community’s fears about the damage that will be caused by Nicaragua’s future interoceanic canal have been reinforced by the environmental impact assessment, which warns of serious environmental threats posed by the megaproject…
Chinese mogul behind Nicaragua canal lost 85% of his fortune in stock market, Guardian UK
In Paradisiacal Nicaragua, Contemplating a Canal, The New York Times (04-26-2015)
In late December, workers began building access roads for the $50 billion canal. It represented enough of a step forward that it sparked protests. But the future of the project remains in question, not the least because of Lake Nicaragua itself…
Scientists Question Rush to Build Nicaragua Canal, PhysOrg (03-04-2015)
A consortium of environmental scientists has expressed strong concern about the impact of a controversial Central American canal across Nicaragua, to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans…
Nicaragua Defies Canal Protests, Nature (12-27-2014)
Nicaragua has great expectations for the Grand Canal, a US$50-billion, 5-year project to link its Caribbean and Pacific coasts with a 280-kilometre waterway. But the plan has attracted protests from residents along the proposed route and from scientists around the world…
Nicaragua canal will wreak havoc on forests and displace people, NGO warns, Guardian UK (09-30-2014)
Shipping firms should pressure the Nicaraguan government and the Chinese backer of a proposed canal to ensure that the project does not force indigenous people off their land and inflict massive environmental damage on the country’s ecosystem, an environmental advocacy group has urged…
