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Belo Monte Operating License Suspended
A 2013 occupation of the largest construction site of the Belo Monte Dam.Ruy Sposati, Agência Raízes The rule of law...
Planned Tapajós Industrial Waterway a Potential Environmental Disaster | Mongabay
This article originally appeared in Mongabay. New book describes rich environmental and social diversity of the Amazon’s Tapajós basin, but...
Press Release | Brazilian Government Cancels Mega-Dam on the Amazon’s Tapajós River
Brasilia, August 4, 2016 – Brazil’s Federal Environmental Agency (IBAMA) announced the cancellation of licensing for the polemic São Luiz...
Ocekadi: Hydroelectric Dams, Socio-Environmental Conflicts, and Resistance in the Tapajós Basin
In the language of Brazil’s indigenous Munduruku people, “Ocekadi” means “the river of our place.” It is their name for...
Lançamento de livro em Brasília: Ocekadi: Hidrelétricas, Conflitos Socioambientais e Resistência na bacia do Tapajós
Convidamos para o lançamento em Brasília do livro Ocekadi: hidrelétricas, conflitos socioambientais e resistência na Bacia do Tapajós, co-editado pelo...
UN Official Visits Indigenous Communities in the Amazon
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Rights.Todd Southgate When Victoria Tauli-Corpuz – the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Rights...
Amazon mega-dam suspended, providing hope for indigenous people and biodiversity | Mongabay
A member of the Munduruku indigenous group stands beside the Tapajós River, Pará state, Brazil. The Munduruku’s Sawré Muybu territory...
Brazil Amazon dam project suspended over concerns for indigenous people | The Guardian
Munduruku people from the Amazon basin protest dam construction.Lunae Parracho/ReutersThe following article was originally published by The Guardian. Plans to...
Brazil Suspends Licensing of Controversial Amazon Dam
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brasilia, Brazil: In a surprising move, IBAMA, the administrative arm of the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment,...
Monitoring the Flow: Defending Rights on Brazil’s Teles Pires River
Participants at work on a map in Alta Floresta.Brent Millikan A few weeks ago, Amazon Program Director Brent Millikan traveled...