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PR – Defying Brazilian Government, Indigenous Group Demarcates Amazonian Territory
Munduruku people ‘auto-demarcate’ lands threatened by Tapajós River megadams FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brasilia, Brazil: In response to the Rousseff government’s...
Brazil Cancels Tapajós Dam Auction Due to Indigenous Concerns
This article originally appeared on mongabay.com Tapajós RiverPhoto by International Rivers Brazilian authorities have suspended the auction of the centerpiece...
A Lifetime of Injustice – The History of the Belo Monte Dam
The Xingu River Alive Forever Movement (Movimento Xingu Vivo para Sempre), which represents communities affected by the Belo Monte Dam,...
Climate Extremes Raise Concerns Over Amazonian Dams
From June 2014 World Rivers Review On February 4, blackouts swept across some of Brazil’s most populated areas, hitting nearly...
Logging Concessions Enable Illegal Logging Crisis in the Peruvian Amazon
Full article published by Scientific Reports on April 17, 2014 Status of logging concessions in the Peruvian Amazon The Peruvian...
PR – Indigenous Leader Condemns Brazilian Government's Rights Abuses at UN
Speakers highlight violations stemming from Amazon dams at Human Rights Council Sonia Guajajara (APIB) and Alexandre Sampaio (AIDA) denounce indigenous...
PR – Belo Monte Construction Intensifies Conflicts with Indigenous Peoples
Requirements to mitigate impacts remain unmet; Indigenous peoples call for immediate suspension of construction Altamira, Brazil: As the hurried construction...
Damocracy Screening at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Damocracy, a short documentary by filmmaker Todd Southgate, highlights the similarities between dam struggles on different sides of the planet...
Kayapo Courage
Original article published in the January 2014 issue of National Geographic BEPRÔ wears the beads and cotton-wrapped earrings that boys...
Amazonian Dams Protested on International Human Rights Day
In observance of International Human Rights Day on December 10th, indigenous and other dam-threatened people in Brazil organized a series...