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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,...
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PR - Brazilian Indigenous Movement Receives Prominent UN Environmental Prize at COP 21 in Paris

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2015 Equator Prize recognizes Munduruku people’s struggle to defend the Amazon from a new wave of...
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Myanmar Elections Call into Question Thailand’s Ambitious Power Development Plans

Karen ethnic Thai villagers at the Salween River will be affected by the planned Hat Gyi Dam in Burma’s Karen...
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Two killed after dams burst at Brazil iron mine, many missing | Reuters

Dam break at Mariana, BrazilReuters (See the original Reuters story here.) At least two people were killed and 30 others...
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Press Release | Brazilian Indigenous Resistance Movement Wins Prominent UN Environmental Prize

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2015 2015 Equator Prize recognizes Munduruku efforts to defend the Tapajós River from new...
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More Than One Million Malaria Cases Each Year Due to African Dams, Study Finds

African reservoirs create perfect breeding grounds for malaria-carrying mosquitoesScienstists Against Malaria I didn’t feel well during my visit to India’s...
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Sarawak Natives State Conditions for Lifting Baram Dam Blockade | The Malaysian Insider

The blockade at the site of the proposed Baram dam.Brimas This article was originally published in The Malaysian Insider. Ethnic...
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As Blockade Against Sarawak Dam Continues, OECD Complaint Results in Unprecedented Agreement

The blockade to stop the Baram Hydroelectric Dam in Sarawak, Malaysia from being built is now entering into its 21st...
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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...
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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...