Communities asserts that the dam will threaten to disappear and require prior consultation before the project starts.
Tag: dams
Biodiversity of islands succumbs in lakes of hydroelectrics
Study reveals the loss of mammals, birds and chelonians in most of islands formed by the creation of Lake Balbina in the Brazilian state of Amazon.
Institute publishes “Belo Monte – No conditions for Operating License”
Document points out the main consequences of disregard for the environmental conditions of the dam that is being built in Altamira (PA), at the time when the Ibama evaluates the authorization of plant operation.
Tapajós and other Amazon dams not sustainable development say reports
According to reports, these big infrastructure projects will have huge impacts on ecosystems of rainforest and indigenous peoples, with potentially disastrous results.
Why should you listen to what say the indigenous from Teles Pires
In the rivers Teles Pires and Juruena, indigenous tribes Apiaká, Kayabi, Munduruku and Rikbaktsa join forces to defend their rights against the construction of the complex of hydroelectric plants.
The giant Amazonian catfish threatened by energy demand
A new study suggests that the catfish’s sensitive life cycle—complete with long journeys timed to coincide with seasonal river flows—may be interrupted by dams in their last remaining refuge.
Peru’s mega-dam projects threaten Amazon River source and ecosystem collapse
Peru is planning a series of huge hydroelectric dams on the 1,700-kilometer (1,056-mile) Marañón River, which begins in the Peruvian Andes and is the main source of the Amazon River.
Fishing communities to be displaced by dams want a say in their future
Tapajos river fishers may join the group of Brazilians who need public assistance to feed themselves. The federal government has started a series of infrastructure projects that will take the fish away from the fishermen.
Tapajos, a Brazilian disputed river on west of Pará, Brazil
On the eve of losing their land to another strategic hydroelectric dam for the federal government, the Tapajós River communities, one of the best preserved of Brasil, are preparing to defend what is yours.
Hydropower is accused of reservoir filling without remove vegetation
The Public Prosecutor opened investigation into accusations. Irregularity was spotted in aerial photographs and published in Olhar Direto site.