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Environmental Impact Studies on Dams Count for Little in Amazon
ALTAMIRA, Brazil, Aug 10 (IPS) – "It's a fait accompli," acknowledges André Villas-Boas, head of the independent SocioEnvironmental Institute (ISA),...
Another Indigenous Tragedy Highlights the Inviability of Amazonian Dams
Headlines around the world this week again brought attention to the impacts of dams in the Amazon on indigenous people....
Belo Monte Fact Sheet
Massive Dam Project Strikes at the Heart of the Amazon The Brazilian government is planning to build what would be...
Fury as Amazon rainforest dam approved by Brazil
Brazil has approved the controversial construction of a giant hydroelectric dam in the heart of the Amazon, defying a 20-year...
Glenn Ross Switkes (1951-2009)
International Rivers is mourning the loss of our Amazon program director Glenn Switkes, a dear friend, respected colleague, and a...
Belo Monte: Battle for the Heart of the Amazon
The Victims Speak Out (Reuters) Take action to stop Belo Monte! The proposed Belo Monte Dam on the Amazon's Xingu...
Brazil's Belo Monte Not Seen As Essential To Energy Demand
Published in the Wall Street Journal SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)–Brazil’s lights will stay on whether or not the planned Belo...
Amazonía Peruana en 2021 -Explotación de recursos naturales
Amazonia Peruana por Marc Dourojeanni, Alberto Barandiarán y Diego Dourojeanni y publicada por ProNaturaleza, DAR, SPDA e ICAA. Amazonia Peruana...
True Costs of Amazon Dam Revealed
From December 2009 World Rivers Review The true costs of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Project, planned for the Xingu River...
Belo Monte: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
In a portentous voice, Brazil's Energy Minister, Edison Lobão, last week attacked "the demoniac forces that are pulling Brazil down"...