{"id":12857,"date":"2007-05-24T14:12:40","date_gmt":"2007-05-24T21:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/05\/24\/no-dams-in-the-three-parallel-rivers-area-yunnan-pledges-josie-liu\/"},"modified":"2007-05-24T14:12:40","modified_gmt":"2007-05-24T21:12:40","slug":"no-dams-in-the-three-parallel-rivers-area-yunnan-pledges-josie-liu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/05\/no-dams-in-the-three-parallel-rivers-area-yunnan-pledges-josie-liu\/","title":{"rendered":"No Dams in the Three Parallel Rivers Area, Yunnan Pledges &#8211; Josie Liu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nFrom China in Transition blog:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/three+rivers.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/three+rivers.jpg','popup','width=200,height=200,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/three+rivers-tm.jpg\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"Three+Rivers\" \/><\/a>The Yunnan provincial government has announced that there will be &#8220;absolutely&#8221; no dams built and no mines opened in the Three Parallel Rivers area, one of the World Natural Heritage sites listed by the UNESCO.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation by Untied Nations officials of this area last year showed that the natural heritage site, inscribed in 2003, was facing serious threats, such as planned hydro-electronic power plants, mining and tourism. Some Chinese environmentalist also fought fiercely against such developments approved by local governments, who were eager to reap economic gains even at the price of the well-being of the environment.<a href=\"http:\/\/josieliu.blogspot.com\/2007\/05\/no-dams-in-three-parallel-rivers-area.html\" target=\"_blank\"> [Full text]<\/a><span style=\"color:#1919ff;text-decoration:underline;\"><br \/>\n<br \/><\/span>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<span style=\"color:#1919ff;text-decoration:underline;\"><br \/>\n<br \/><\/span>See <a href=\"http:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/pg.cfm?cid=31&amp;id_site=1083\" target=\"_blank\">more information<\/a> about the Three Parallel Rivers area via UNESCO and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irn.org\/action\/060424nu.php\" target=\"_blank\">International Rivers Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From China in Transition blog: The Yunnan provincial government has announced that there will be &#8220;absolutely&#8221; no dams built and no mines opened in the Three Parallel Rivers area, one of the World Natural Heritage sites listed by the UNESCO. 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