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Brazil Shelves Plans for New Megadams to Reassess Strategy | Bloomberg
This article originally appeared in Bloomberg Law’s Infrastructure Investment & Policy Bulletin. Brazil has shelved plans to build more mammoth...
Press Release | Era of Mega Hydropower in Brazilian Amazon Appears to Be Over
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 4, 2018 Statements by Brazilian Officials Indicate Major Shift in Policy The era of mega-dams in the...
Brazil Announces the End of Mega-Dams in the Amazon | International Rivers Statement
Protesters in the AmazonPhoto courtesy of Amazon Watch The Brazilian government has announced it will stop building mega-dams in the...
Antônia Melo Wins Alexander Soros Foundation Award for 2017
Antônia MeloVerena Glass We are thrilled to share the news that Antônia Melo, our close friend and partner, and tireless...
Victory for Indigenous Peoples as Brazil’s Supreme Court Rejects Attempts to Limit Indigenous Land Rights
In a major victory for indigenous peoples, Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously this week in favor of indigenous land rights...
We Are Made of the Sacred!
This article originally appeared on Medium. Munduruku people confirm they will return to occupy dam construction sites in the Amazon...
Global Megadam Activism and the Sounds of Nature in Taiwan | Mongabay
This article and podcast originally appeared in Mongabay. Activists from around the world attended the conference to strategize around stopping...
Desperate to Save His Job, Brazil's President Temer Escalates Assault on Indigenous Peoples and Amazonian Forests
This week, Brazil’s highly unpopular President Michel Temer signed a legal opinion from the office of his Attorney General (AGU)...
Photo Essay: Inside the Munduruku Occupation of São Manoel Dam
At dawn on Sunday, July 16th, 200 representatives of the indigenous Munduruku nation occupied the main work camp of the...
Press Release l Brazilian Indigenous Group Occupies Amazon Dam, Halts Construction To Demand Rights
At dawn on Sunday, July 16th, 200 representatives of the indigenous Munduruku nation occupied the main work camp of the...