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Developer Backing Out of Loan for Construction of Risky Belo Monte Dam
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil–After learning that the Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES) will not release funds from the $640 million...
When Environmental Issues Collide: Climate Change and the Shifting Political Ecology of Hydroelectric Power
Robert Fletcher, Assistant Professor at the Department of Environment, Peace, and Security at the University for Peace in Costa Rica,...
Brazil Green Lights Amazon Dam Disregarding Environmental Laws and Local Opposition
New Dilma Government approves fast-track forest clearance and commencement of controversial Belo Monte construction site Brasília, Brazil (January 27, 2011)–The...
The Tug of War Over Brazil's Belo Monte Dam
For people opposing the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in Brazil, the blockbuster film Avatar struck a chord....
Comments on the La Yesca Large Hydroelectric Dam (Mexico)
Submitted to Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification La Yesca is a business-as-usual dam project that has already secured almost...
Risky Business in the Amazon
New report reveals looming financial, legal and reputational disaster of Belo Monte, world's third largest dam project Brasília and São...
Dance to Defend the Amazon!
Join our friends at Amazon Watch and the Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA) for a benefit featuring “Message from...
IBAMA President Resigns Over Belo Monte Licensing
The President of Brazil's environmental agency IBAMA, Abelardo Bayma Azevedo, submitted a letter of resignation yesterday after facing heavy pressure...
Avances en el Campo de las Emisiones de Embalses
Un número grande y creciente de estudios científicos indican que los embalses, especialmente en los trópicos, son una fuente global...
MPF questiona BNDES sobre financiamento de Belo Monte
Publicado em 23 de dezembro de 2010 (clique aqui para ler o oficio). O Ministério Público Federal enviou hoje (23/12)...