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Brazil Lawsuits Aim to Impede Authorization of Water Use Rights for Dam Developers
Tapajós RiverPhoto by International Rivers Reproduced with permission from Water Law & Policy Monitor, 2014 WLPM (Nov. 27, 2014). Copyright 2014...
PR – Amazon Assembly Unifies Resistance to Dams on Brazil's Tapajós River
Historic gathering builds opposition to government’s plans for new mega-dam complex Munduruku warriors and children arrive at São Luiz do...
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...