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Belo Monte Dam Does Not Meet Equator Principles, Say Rights Groups

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brasilia, Brazil – The controversial Belo Monte Dam, slated for construction in Brazil’s Amazon region, does not...
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Civil Society Statement on the Launch of the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP)

Congress of the International Hydropower AssociationFoz do Iguaçú, Brasil

 Make no mistake: the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP) is a...
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Indigenous People Protest Hydropower Greenwash

During the same day that the Peruvian government canceled Eletrobras' Inambari dam in the Peruvian Amazon as a result of...
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Greenwashing Dams

A dam industry effort threatens to greenwash dams and undermine the recommendations of the World Commission on Dams (WCD). The...
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World Bank, Climate Change and Energy Financing: Something Old. Something New?

In April, 2011, we co-authored a report with Groundwork and Friends of the Earth on energy financing at the World...
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Comments on the Draft IFC Policy and Performance Standards Final Revision

Dear IFC Policy Review Board, This letter presents our comments on IFC’s version 2 draft text changes to its Policies...
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Letter from the Alliance in Defense of the Rivers of the Amazon to President Dilma

Her Excellency Madam Dilma RousseffPresident of the Federative Republic of Brazil Brasília, February 8, 2011 Your Excellency, First, we congratulate...
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Sigourney Weaver Narrates Google Earth Tour of Belo Monte Dam

Tour graphically shows impacts of Belo Monte and 60 other dams planned for Amazon Download the Google Earth Tour (Courtesy...
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Letter from Brazilian organizations to the Secretary of Development, Science and Technology of the State of Pará

ToSecretary of Development, Science and Technology of the State of Pará Mr. Secretary, For over 20 years the indigenous communities,...
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Indigenous Tribes Unite in Opposition to Belo Monte Dam

In a strong display of unity, indigenous leaders from across Brazil met this week at the Terra Livre Regional Encampment...
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