The wrong kind of aid
November 5/2005
Aid generally called "development aid" enriches corrupt and repressive governments while the poor suffer at their hands. This kind of aid doesn't protect the environment or ameliorate poverty.

Repudiating Third World debt
June 1/2005
Momentum to challenge the Third World's odious debts is building so much that western countries are worried their loose lending will be exposed under international odious debt arbitration, and end their claim to repayment.

Nam Theun 2 dam will destroy the livelihoods of poor villagers
November 18/2004
The World Bank insists that, unlike earlier failures, nobody will be left worse off. While villagers wait for new wealth to trickle down to them, the victims would receive no direct compensation.

The fight against international corruption
May 28/2004
If the World Bank decides to bar Acres or other corrupt multinationals, it would be the biggest deterrent to corruption in the history of international development.

Sample letters to James Wolfensohn
May 27/2004
"The world is desperately in need of nations and international organizations that act in accordance with their commitments to operate honestly and fairly, and to uphold justice....Lesotho and Third World countries deserve no less."

Stamp out corruption
November 1/2003
Canada is trying to block international efforts to stamp out corruption.

Iraq's Odious Debts
May 15/2003
There's a silver lining to the war in Iraq, it is this: The arms merchants who supplied Saddam Hussein's military machine will not berepaid. The foreign financiers who financed Saddam Hussein's undemocratic regime will not be repaid.

Our record of accomplishment in fighting Odious Debts
May 15/2003
Some of Probe International's accomplishments in fighting Odious Debts during the last decade.

Our history of fighting corruption in the Third World
November 15/2002
Over the last decade, Probe International, Canada's only organization dedicated to protecting the Third World's environment, has made the elimination of corruption a major focus of its work.

Third World corruption must stop!
November 15/2002
Now that a Canadian multinational has been convicted of bribery, there’s hope it will.

Three Gorges dam begins to crack
June 1/2002
Cracks in the dam, first discovered in 1999, have multiplied and grown. Some now extend from the top to the bottom, putting millions at risk.

Three Gorges Probe gets the truth out
June 1/2002
We started an Internet news service called Three Gorges Probe to make news about the dam available to the 56 million Chinese citizens who depend on the Internet for independent information.

Stop EDC not free speech
December 10/2001
Under a new law, just saying "EDC" or "Export Development Corporation" could be illegal.

What you should know about Belize's Macal River valley
Probe International   May 28/2001
We must protect the scarlet macaw and other endangered wildlife from senseless annihilation. [PDF]

Robert Bateman Letter
May 1/2001

The global demise of dams, part 1
November 14/2000
A letter to supporters: After 20 years of exposing the truth, the era of large dam-building is drawing to a close.

The global demise of dams, part 2
November 14/2000
A global list of dams that don't work and can't compete.