Judge asked further studies to confirm that the environmental and social impacts are caused by the rise of water in hydroelectric reservoirs of Santo Antônio and Jirau.
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Amazônia Blog: “Dams could result in catastrophy” says researcher
Federal University of Rondônia researcher warns that hydroelectric plants of Santo Antônio and Jirau on the Madeira River could produce catastrophic results in Rondônia and Bolivia.
Sol de Pando: Brazil’s justice requires hydroelectrics pay compensation to people affected
Sentence requires to Santo Antonio and Jirau, who built their plants on the Madeira River, which “re-do immediately, the study and the environmental impact report”.
Madeira hydropowers are required to revise their dams impacts
Justice determines that Santo Antonio and Jirau hydroelectrics give assistance to victims of rains of are punishing Rondonia.
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
Hydropower ambitions of Peru have Brazil as a partner
Multiplication of hydropower until in tourist sites can take the country with the help of the Brazilian money, through a dark cooperation treaty.
Study shows that reducing protected area favors deforestation
Occupation and hydropower are the main reasons for reduction. In 38 of them, the net sum exceeds 2.5 million hectares lost.
Amazônia Real: Santo Antonio hydroelectric stops energy production for safety
Turbines and gates are disabled. The region faces a historic flooding in rural and urban areas and over 1300 families homeless.
Los Tiempos: Foreign Office study defines impact of dams in Bolivia
Study elaborated in 2013 is a monitoring system that identifies which areas are impacted, both in the short and medium term.
Amazônia Real: Emissions dams underestimated by methodologies and conversions
Improper sampling methodology can be determining emission values that are several times smaller than they should be.