6 rare amphibians called caecilians were found by team building the Santo Antonio hydroelectric plant in Rondonia.
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DailyMail: Scientists discover new species of ‘blind snake’ in Brazilian river
New species of ‘blind snake’ in Brazilian river that looks remarkably like a piece of the human anatomy
Interconnection Puerto Esperanza – Iñapari: Not just a route that “connects”
The Committee on Transport and Communications of the Congress adopted an opinion about the road totally questionable.
Terra.com.pe: Brazil: Investigate Amazon dam for death of turtles
State Public Prosecutor opened an investigation into consortium building the hydroelectric Belo Monte for alleged mismanagement of turtle hatchery.
New law in Brazil changes protected areas
Less than a week after the Rio+20, was published a law amending the Conservation Units in the Amazon for the construction of Tapajós Hydroelectric Complex.
Indigenous people maintain occupation in Belo Monte
Since Thursday, a group of 150 indians are camped in one of the construction sites. They require compliance with agreements.
The case of the Iñapari-Puerto Esperanza Road
The road would expose residents and isolated indigenous in the region to environmental degradation and drug trafficking. Better to make the road in Acre.
UOL.COM: Belo Monte undermines Amazon and throws shadows on the Rio +20
At the heart of the Amazon, 8,000 employees and hundreds of trucks and machines built the third largest dam in the world.
Inambari case: analysis of the project from legal and social perspectives
In an interview, the representative of the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law, said the key points of why the project Inambari Hydroelectric was unsuccessful in the Amazon.
O Estado de S.Paulo: House approves reduction of protected area
Project becomes law the government decree that allows construction of four dams in protected areas of the Amazon.