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Will Dams on Amazon Tributary Wreak Global Havoc?
Originally published with video in the McClatchy Newspaper. VOLTA GRANDE, Brazil — The Xingu River, the largest tributary of the...
Organizaciones Campesinas e Indígenas Contra Megarepresas en el Río Madera
El Bloque de Organizaciones Campesinas e Indígenas del Norte Amazónico (BOCINAB) se reunió en el departamento de Beni para definir...
Balbina - The Disaster Grows in Size
I was caught by surprise when I stumbled upon an official database on hydroelectric dams and reservoirs in Brazil –...
Pizza with the (Public) Works
Money laundering, illegal campaign donations, tax evasion, overbilling on public works contracts, …and pizza? Read on, and you'll learn the...
Letter by Riverbank Dwellers to President Lula
Porto Velho, Rondônia state THE RIVER BANK DWELLERS OF THE MADEIRA RIVER CALL FOR HELP! DEAR PRESIDENT LUIZ INÁCIO LULA...
Carta dos Ribeirinhos ao Presidente Lula
Porto Velho, RO O POVO RIBEIRINHO DO MADEIRA PEDE SOCORRO! ESTIMADO PRESIDENTE LUIZ INÁCIO LULA DA SILVA, Nós, povo Ribeirinho...
A Wink's as Good as a Nod
Last week, the world press reported a new $1.3 billion loan by the World Bank, its largest ever to Brazil,...
Brazilian NGOs urge World Bank not to approve $1.3 billion environment loan
For immediate release Brazilian environmentalists, social movements and networks monitoring international financial institutions have asked the World Bank to postpone...
Amazon Indians Rebel Against Dams
From March 2009 World Rivers Review Brazil’s Enawene Nawe Indians have said enough is enough to destructive development projects, and...
If You Can't Stand the Heat...
An interesting exchange recently took place here in Brazil regarding emissions of greenhouse gases, including methane from hydroelectric dams. Roberto...