Hydroelectric under construction in Pará is included by WWF in report on violation of sustainability criteria in dam construction.
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Prosecutor announces lawsuits against Belo Monte
Federal agency makes publicly available in its entirety lawsuits against the largest hydroelectric project in progress in the country.
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Brazilian agency rejects Canadian company’s bid to mine controversial Amazon dam site for gold
Brazil’s Federal Public Ministry rejected a proposed gold mining project adjacent to a controversial dam site in of the Amazon, reports Amazon Watch, an environmental activist group that is campaigning against both the mine and the dam.
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BBC presents “Giant Otters in the Amazon” documentary, recorded in Manu
“Giant Otters in the Amazon” is a documentary produced by the BBC that shows the patriarch of a family of river wolves while raising and protecting their cubs in the Manu National Park.
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Andina: Moyobamba inhabitants pay to preserve basin headwaters
The inhabitants of Moyobamba since three years ago paid a sol (Peruvian currency) in the water bill to fund projects to conserve and restore water sources.
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São Félix do Araguaia, a city for people
São Félix do Araguaia in Mato Grosso, is a town of 10,625 inhabitants. With one car for every 43 residents, São Félix is a small quiet town, full of bicycles, children playing and old men chating on the sidewalks.
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Bolivia: New wetlands reserve with 7 million hectares
In the World Wetlands Day, the Bolivian Amazon gains a new Ramsar site, near Brazil and Madeira River hydroelectrics.
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The flooded forest of Mamirauá Reserve
Mamirauá Reserve, with high biodiversity of terrestrial and aquatic habitats, is one of 11 Ramsar sites in Brazil.
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The counterattack of global warming on the Amazon
Recurrent droughts and storms kill and damage trees, causing effects that can linger for years: the effects of global warming.