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France 24
France 24
Politics
Laurent ROUY

The fight to save Bosnia's wild rivers: Scientists and locals oppose mega dam project

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In Bosnia, parts of the scientific community are opposing the construction of a massive hydroelectric dam, warning of potentially serious environmental consequences. The project comes as dam construction has surged across the country, fuelled by the fact that it has become a highly lucrative business – one critics say is largely controlled by those with close ties to the authorities.

The issue affects both of Bosnia and Herzegovina's entities – the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska – but in the latter, the situation appears to be spiralling out of control.

Report by Laurent Rouy, Pero Pavlovic, Dino Secic and Ed Godsell.

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