For years, large dams have been the first choice to meet energy needs in most of Latin America. However, according to various studies, large dams do not mean clean energy and are not enviornmentally friendly.
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One tribe against a megaproject in the Brazilian Amazon
The Munduruku community says that if the Brazilian government moves ahead with its plan to build several dams near the Tapajós River in the Amazon, its group will disappear.
Página Siete: The Amazon is very exploited and poorly studied
Brazilian expert believes in a hypothesis of a direct relationship between the flooding in the Bolivian Amazon with the operation of the dams of Jirau and San Antonio.
El Diario: Fishes were the most affected by dams construction
The construction of dams in the Brazilian Amazon affected significantly the fauna of the rivers by the disappearance of fish species.
The Ashaninka fight against Pakitzapango hydroelectric project
Meet the fight by the president of the Rio Ene Central Ashaninka, for the defense of cultural and territorial integrity of native communities in the basins of the Ene and Tambo rivers.
Workshop on citizen participation in Mazán Hydroelectric Project
The aim was to strengthen the knowledge of the people in their right to participate in the evaluation, approval and implementation of the project, that may will affect them.
Terra.com: Fight for the Amazon passes through France, says Chief Raoni
Raoni and his successor, Megaron, in Paris accused several French companies to destroy their environment.
Peru-Brazil Energy Agreement was archived by Peruvian Congress Committee
The agreement, signed by both countries in 2010, promoted the construction of several hydroelectric plants in Peru, especially in the Amazon.
The impacts of Madeira River dams: Flooding in Bolivia
The Madeira River has one of the largest sediment loads of rivers in the world, contributing about half of the total transported to the Atlantic via the Amazon River.
LaInformación: Protesters block highway in protest against dam
350 protesters opponents of the construction of the Brazilian hydroelectric Belo Monte blocked the main road from the Amazon to protest against the controversial dam.