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Scientific Study Examines Impacts of Rapid Hydropower Expansion in Andean Amazon
Proliferation of Hydroelectric Dams in the Andean Amazon and Implications for Andes-Amazon Connectivity Hydroelectric Dams of the Andean AmazonMatt Finer...
Power-Hungry Brazil Builds Dams, and More Dams, Across the Amazon
Construction activities are damming the Xingu river in the heart of the Amazon.Washington Post / Getty Images MUTUM PARANA, Brazil...
As Brazil Builds Massive Dam, Life on the River Runs Dry
The wind blows in from the river, mingling with the scent of the day’s last meal in the kitchen. The...
Esteves Backs $14 Billion Amazon Dam Itau Shuns
Billionaire Andre Esteves’ Banco BTG Pactual SA is helping fund construction of a 29 billion-real ($14 billion) dam opposed by...
BNA: Loan Granted for Amazon Hydro Project, Third Largest in World; Protests Lodged
Originally published in Bloomberg BNA RIO DE JANEIRO – The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has approved a 22.5 billion real...
BNDES Approves Unprecedented Loan for Controversial Amazon Dam
Financing ignores violations of human rights and environmental safeguards, tarnishing bank’s reputation Brasilia, Brazil: This Monday, the Brazilian National Development Bank...
Federal Public Prosecutors file lawsuit calling for suspension of São Luiz do Tapajós dam
The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF) filed a lawsuit today calling for suspension of environmental licensing for the controversial Sao...
Struggle in the Amazon: The Clash between Energy and the Environment
In July, 2012, the United Nations ran a Web TV story on the Belo Monte Dam, including interviews with Juruna...
Our Rivers Feed Millions
From June 2012 World Rivers Review River systems support the Earth’s highest biological diversity – and the most intense human...
Map of Planned Dams in the Tapajós Basin
More information Click here to download a high-resolution version of the map above (courtesy of archive.org)