Ecobreves – CHILE: Anti-Dam Campaign Goes International

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SANTIAGO, Mar 24 2007 (IPS) - From Mar. 23 to 30, a delegation of the U.S.-based non-governmental Natural Resources Defense Council will visit the Chilean Patagonia region to see the areas affected by the construction of four hydroelectric dams. The group is being led by Jacob Scherr, director of the NRDC international program. Also traveling will be the former vocalist for the hit Chilean band La Ley, Beto Cuevas.

“We hope to keep giving the conflict more visibility. Our motto is radical: 'No dams in Patagonia',” Juan Pablo Orrego, director of the group Ecosistemas and coordinator of a citizen environmental action group, told Tierramérica.

The itinerary includes Pumalín Park, the Futaleufú River, and the cities of Coyhaique and Cochrane, all in southern Chile.