Lawyer María José Veramendi Villa collected stories of people who have been negatively impacted by the construction of the Belo Monte Dam, which completed would displace 20 thousand people.
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Puno: Information on the implications of dams in the Amazon
Institutions presented folder “Hydropower in the Peruvian Amazon – Reflections on its implications”, with information on hydroelectric projects in the Amazon.
Indigenous asked to Brazilian government stop work on Amazon
A group of indigenous traveled to Brasilia to ask the government not to execute the construction of two hydroelectric plants in the jungle.
“Can not build at all cost”, say Tolmasquim
The great challenge of the dams in the basin of the Tapajós is “build preserving as much as possible.”
Amazon Be Dammed: Deforestation Undermines Future Viability of Brazil’s Hydropower Projects
Boom energy-hungry in Brazil drives the country to explore a vast hydroelectric potential of the Amazon.
Egasul intends to resume Inambari hydroelectric project, according denounces
According to leaders in the area, workers of the Brazilian company make various offerings to the residents in return for support for the project.
The rights and wrongs of Belo Monte
Having spent heavily to make the world’s third-biggest hydroelectric project greener, Brazil risks getting a poor return on its $14 billion investment.
Justice suspends military operation in Tapajós
Federal Court attended to the Public Ministry and suspended operation mounted to ensure studies of power plants in indigenous lands.
Against protests, government sends National Force to Belo Monte
Troops of the National Force will stay 90 days, preventing protesters occupy the construction site and paralyze the plant’s construction.
Living on Earth: Damming the Amazon River
The Brazilian government is planning to build dozens of new hydroelectric dams in the Amazon river basin. It wants to develop the interior, and prevent power outages during the upcoming World Cup and the Olympics.