The world’s third largest hydroelectric dam is currently being built in the Amazon of Brazil. For the government, Belo Monte is a necessity. For roughly 20,000 people living in the Altamira region of Para State, it is the end of life as they knew it.
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This is the layer of news links submitted by the public and journalists who are concerned with mapping the main issues of the Amazon rainforest. See the link bellow to also send us weblinks.Esta é a camada de notícias enviadas pelos leitores e jornalistas que colaboram com o mapeamento dos principais temas da floresta amazônica. Use o link abaixo para enviar matérias.Esta es la capa de noticias enviadas por lectores y periodistas que colaboran con el mapeo de los principales temas del bosque amazónico. Use el link de abajo para enviar noticias.
Xingu Vivo: In Altamira, those affected by the floods occupy the resettlement of the Belo Monte dam
Dozens of families of Altamira whose homes are undewater after the flooding of the Xingu river occupied a settlement, which was build to house those displaced by the Belo Monte dam.
Peru 21: Minister asks for sanction for the president of Superior Court of Madre de Dios
Environment Minister in Peru requested the judiciary to take action against Adolfo Cayra for dismissing the judge responsible for overturning rulings that were favorable for illegal mining.
La República: The headwaters of the Amazon are in the Mantaro river
James “Rocky” Contos by kayak navigated from the headwaters of the Mantaro River to the mouth of the Amazon River, creating a new hypothesis about the origins of this river.
iAgua: Wetlands in Madre de Dios have suffered impact of aluvial gold mining
Extractive activities-like alluvial gold mining and other activities that cause deforestation-generate a direct negative impact on the Peruvian Amazon.
El Deber: Brazil will analyze whether their dams caused flooding in Bolivia
Brazilian Commission will come to Bolivia to make a study oriented to verify whether the flooding in the country were caused by their dams
Amazônia Blog: Study proves that reduction of protected areas favors deforestation in the Amazon
A new Imazon study has proven that fewer protected lands means more deforestation.
Greenpeace Brasil: Historic Flood of the Madeira River changes life in Porto Velho
The water hasn’t stopped rising in Rondônia. The Madeira River is surpassing historic levels almost daily, and on February 24th it reached the mark of 18.43 meters, the most major flood registered since 1997.
Bloomberg Businessweek: Last of Eden: In the Shadow of Brazil’s Largest Construction Site
Series of photos by Taylor Weidman show what life is like for people who live around the construction site of the Belo Monte dam in Brazil.
The Guardian: Two lawsuits to stop Peru’s biggest gas project in indigenous reserve
Operations by gas consortium in Amazon reserve for vulnerable indigenous peoples met with legal action.