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The End of a People: Amazon Dam Destroys Sacred Munduruku “Heaven” | Mongabay
This article originally appeared in Mongabay. Four dams are being built on the Teles Pires River — a major tributary...
Raising Voices and Strengthening Alliances in the Amazon
Two weeks ago, at the 20th anniversary celebration of Democracy Now!, Noam Chomsky reminded the crowd that, despite the astounding...
Top Scientists: Amazon's Tapajós Dam Complex "a Crisis in the Making" | Mongabay
The Tapajós River, Brazil.International Rivers This article originally appeared in Mongabay. Brazil is forging ahead with plans to build a...
Water is Life, Rivers are Home
Earlier this year, researchers discovered a new species of monkey, the white-cheeked macaque, in southern Tibet along the Nu River....
Amazon Oil Spill Impacts Indigenous Villages on Teles Pires River | Mongabay
This article originally appeared in Mongabay. An oil spill was detected on November 13th on the Teles Pires River, a...
From the Field: A Trip to the Amazon's Juruena River Festival
During the last week of October, the third Festival Vivo Juruena took place in the city of Juara, in the...
"Belo Monte: After the Flood" | A New Film About Dams in the Amazon
We are thrilled to announce the November 2016 launch of “Belo Monte: After the Flood” a new film directed by...
Headwaters of the Amazon Protected!
The Marañón River.Rocky Contos The good news keeps coming from Latin America. Last week, the Peruvian government publicly declared that...
PR | New Study Confirms Large Dams to Be a Principal Source of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Researchers from the Washington State University found that the world’s reservoirs generate 1.3 percent of all greenhouse...
To Keep a River Running | Earth Island Journal
This article originally appeared in Earth Island Journal. Deep in the Amazon’s central basin, one tribe is holding back the...