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Potash: Canadian mining giant rides roughshod over Amazon communities

By Hyury Potter and Fábio Bispo 13 de May de 202113 de May de 2021

Potássio do Brasil failed to properly consult Autazes’ communities about the impacts of a $2 billion potash project, our investigation shows.

Amazon “soy belt” will feed global thirst for Brazil’s commodities

By Sam Cowie and Avener Prado 4 de May de 20214 de May de 2021

In Humaitá, a town located on the banks of the Madeira River and on the crossroads of two Amazonian major highways, a local infrastructure project is touted to bring growth and progress. But it fuels fears of deforestation as the agricultural frontier advances.

New dams on Madeira River floods cause deforestation

By Giovanny Vera 20 de June de 201614 de September de 2020

The Monitoring Andean Amazon Project presents a new map describing the loss of forest. More than 36,100 hectares of forest have been lost because of flooding by dams, especially the Jirau dam.

Dams on the Madeira River like the sword of Damocles: Changes in floods

By Giovanny Vera 7 de March de 201614 de September de 2020

The Greek myth of Damocles can be used to represent the situation of Porto Velho city, in Brazil, located immediately below the Santo Antonio dam on the Madeira River. Porto Velho thus is under an ongoing risk.

Brazil is negotiating hydroelectric construction in Bolivia

By Giovanny Vera 24 de April de 201514 de September de 2020

According to newspaper Valor Economico, binational plant should cost $ 5 billion and enter service in 2022. BNDES is seen as the main funder.

Dams on the Madeira River – Impacts: Considerations from an expert

By Giovanny Vera 20 de June de 201414 de September de 2020

The dams of Santo Antônio and Jirau, under construction on the Madeira River, will have significant impacts, including flooding in Bolivia, due to the formation of a higher backwater upstream of the reservoir Jirau.

Negro River flood has influence of waters of Madeira river

By Giovanny Vera 5 de June de 201414 de September de 2020

The flooding of the Negro River this year is being influenced by the waters of the Madeira River and can be among the five biggest floods in 112 years.

Dams and floods on Madeira River, the words of an expert

By Giovanny Vera 31 de May de 201414 de September de 2020

Impacts of flooding occurred recently by extreme weather event were compounded by hydroelectric plants installed along the watercourse.

Madeira River hydroelectrics: how sediments affect the operation

By Giovanny Vera 4 de May de 201414 de September de 2020

The Madeira River, a tributary of the Amazon River which drains parts of Bolivia, Peru and Brazil, has one of the highest sediment loads of the world.

Dar Perú: Big hydroelectrics and the great flood of the Madeira River

By Giovanny Vera 28 de April de 201414 de September de 2020

Documentary with testimonies of people affected by hydroelectrics Santo Antonio and Jirau and Madeira river floods, amplified by dams.

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New dams on Madeira River floods cause deforestation

20 de June de 2016

Greenpeace Brasil: Historic Flood of the Madeira River changes life in Porto Velho

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