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The Mortal Danger of Opposing a Dam

In Sudan last week, dozens of peaceful protesters were injured when Sudanese police used force to break up a protest...
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Quem são os chineses de olho na Amazônia? | Reporter Brasil

function googleTranslateElementInit() { new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: ‘pt’, layout: google.translate.TranslateElement.InlineLayout.SIMPLE}, ‘google_translate_element’); } A Brazilian dam.Reporter Brasil This article originally appeared in Reporter...
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The World’s Forests Will Collapse If We Don’t Learn to Say ‘No’

This guest blog originally appeared in The Conversation. An alarming new study has shown that the world’s forests are not...
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What does the Magdalena mean to you?

In November 2015, I traveled to Colombia for the International Forum on Territories, Resistance and Environmental Justice. The forum took...
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River Guardian Phil Fearnside: "Stay Focused on the Action"

Philip Fearnside holds forth.Rios Vivos Brasil You could be forgiven for thinking Philip Fearnside’s a bit of a curmudgeon. Within...
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Art and the Magdalena River

Rivers are a force for life. They transform landscapes, carving out new land features, enabling transportation, and nurturing crops and...
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Scientists Question Dam Building in the Amazon, Congo and Mekong

Dam building puts the rich fisheries of the Mekong at riskWikimedia Commons Scientists from around the world have just presented...
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Combining Art and Activism: Pollinating Ríos Vivos

The etched black-and-white artwork paints a gruesome and cruel history. Lavish cruise ships demonstrate the luxurious privileges of tourists. Dams...
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El Quimbo Dam Ordered to Stop Generating Energy | Nación

El Quimbo DamProyectoelquimboemgesa.com.co This article originally appeared in Nación in Spanish. This is an unofficial translation. The Constitutional Court in Colombia...
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Brazilian Public Prosecutors denounce ethnocide and call for judicial intervention in Belo Monte

After extensive investigations, federal public prosecutors conclude that the Brazilian government’s development model promotes the destruction of the social organization,...