NGO's - Battle on Unesco site emerges

Environmental groups have raised the alarm now construction for a dam has started that would flood a Unesco site, displace 100,000 people and destroy the traditional life of the Naxi people, writes the Independent. (And this was noted by the China Digital News).
The power producer Huaneng Group plays the role of the evil force against environmental groups and tribes, writes the British paper. "The stakes are extremely high. Chinese environmentalists have decided to make this their next major campaign," says Ma Jun, a consultant who was the first to produce a study on the dam's implications in The Independent. "I'm optimistic they will succeed because this case is a touch-stone of all the big talks on balancing environmental preservation with development."