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Documentary shows influence of dams in flood in Porto Velho
The objective of the documentary is to question the relationship between the flood of Madera River in 2014 and the hydroelectric plants of Santo Antonio and Jirau.
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.
Dar Perú: Big hydroelectrics and the great flood of the Madeira River
Documentary with testimonies of people affected by hydroelectrics Santo Antonio and Jirau and Madeira river floods, amplified by dams.
Erbol: Bolivian university calls for international arbitration over Brazilian dams
The rector of the University of Beni suggested international arbitration to define the level of impact of Brazilians dams Jirau and San Antonio in flooding in Bolivian Amazon.
Los Tiempos: Lula vetoed a technical report against dams
The license for hydroelectrics Jirau and San Antonio was denied in 2007 by a technical board of IBAMA, considering them unsustainable. Then there were layoffs at the top of IBAMA and the Ministry of Environment.
Portal do Meio Ambiente: Hydroelectric dams underestimated hydrography and climate change
Reports and documents produced by Brazilian and Bolivian experts, warned of the impacts that both hydroelectric power would produce.
Rondonia State is underwater, guilty of hydroelectrics?
In 2007, IBAMA did not want to license the plants on the Madeira. Heads rolled and the plants left. Now, are suspected to worsen flooding in the region.
Justice determines that Madeira River plants redo impact studies in Rondônia
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.
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.