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Press Release | Breaking News: Brazil’s Environmental Agency Denies Operating License to Controversial Belo Monte Dam
Indigenous people occupy Belo Monte Dam project in 2012.International Rivers Last night, the Brazilian press reported that the country’s Institute...
Ibama Denies License to Operate Belo Monte Dam | Estadão Conteúdo
Belo Monte Dam in Pará.Exame.comThis article originally appeared in Estadão Conteúdo. Brasília – O Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos...
A Unique Pathway Under Threat: Colombia's Magdalena River
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, famous Colombian writer and Nobel Prize winner, had an intimate relationship with the Magdalena River. He spent...
Brazilian Civil Society Unites in Response to Corruption Scandal
Last week, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced an agenda of legislative measures – together with a huge investment package for...
Taking Rivers Into My Future
Standing in front of my house before my last day of work prior to maternity leave. I got this dress...
Dirty Business: Unraveling Corruption in Brazil’s Dam Industry
For over a year, Brazil has been immersed in an unprecedented corruption scandal centered on state-owned oil company Petrobras. While...
PR – Broken Promises at Belo Monte
Indigenous activists occupying Belo Monte in 2012International Rivers Document highlights consequences of disregard for required mitigation and compensation measures, as...
PR – Amazonian Tribe Brings an Epic Battle for Indigenous Rights to the United Nations
Amazonian Tribe Brings an Epic Battle for Indigenous Rights to the United Nations Munduruku leader denounces lack of consultation and...
Brazilian Indigenous Leader to Address UN Council in Effort to Stop Dam | The Guardian
This article originally appeared in The Guardian Ademir Kaba Munduruku will argue Brazil is violating indigenous rights by failing to...
Amazonian Tribe Brings an Epic Battle for Indigenous Rights to the United Nations
After fighting destructive Amazon dams at home for many years, indigenous leader Ademir Kaba Munduruku brought his people’s struggle to...