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To Keep a River Running | Earth Island Journal

This article originally appeared in Earth Island Journal. Deep in the Amazon’s central basin, one tribe is holding back the...
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Belo Monte Operating License Suspended

A 2013 occupation of the largest construction site of the Belo Monte Dam.Ruy Sposati, Agência Raízes The rule of law...
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Victory in Chile! Dams Scrapped on Five Rivers

Puelo River BasinAndres Amengual We’re thrilled to share incredible news from Chile today.  After a decades-long campaign, five rivers in...
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Planned Tapajós Industrial Waterway a Potential Environmental Disaster | Mongabay

This article originally appeared in Mongabay. New book describes rich environmental and social diversity of the Amazon’s Tapajós basin, but...
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Press Release | Brazilian Government Cancels Mega-Dam on the Amazon’s Tapajós River

Brasilia, August 4, 2016 – Brazil’s Federal Environmental Agency (IBAMA) announced the cancellation of licensing for the polemic São Luiz...
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5 Great Summer Reads for River Lovers

We all know about beach reading – beachy books are the ones that you speed through, the ones you don’t...
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A River of Impunity: The Situation for Environmental Defenders Opposing Hydropower Projects

“I cannot freely walk on my territory or swim in the sacred river and I am separated from my children...
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From Paris to Patagonia: On Rivers and Climate Change

In the Patagonia region, climate change presents a direct threat to human health and the environment. More than 90% of...
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Honduras: Patuca River and Communities under Threat

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Damming the Patuca

The Patuca at DawnDr. Kendra McSweeney In 1998, I traveled to Honduras at the request of representatives from the Tawhaka...