HYDRO-ELECTRICITY IS NOT GREEN, WARNS EXPERT
A leading biologist warns that emissions from dams must be included in climate change calculations.
BRAZIL: MONSANTO FACES BILLION-DOLLAR PAYBACK
Monsanto has appealed against a Brazilian court ruling that it should pay back to Brazilian farmers all of the taxes collected since 2004 — a minimum of 2 billion dollars.
AMAZON BASIN: ENERGY WITHOUT DESTRUCTION
Wind and solar energy are much better ways of generating energy in the Amazon basin than the present plan for 150 large hydroelectric power stations, says Pedro Bara Neto, from WWF, in an interview with LAB.
“LULA AND DILMA HAVE PILLAGED THE AMAZON,” SAYS BISHOP
Bishop Erwin Kräutler, bishop of Xingu since 1980, decries the marginalisation of the indians and other Amazon communities, saying that Brazil is a 'civilian dictatorship'.
BRAZIL: DILMA’S “POISONOUS PROPOSAL”
President Dilma Rousseff's alternative proposal for the forest code weakens forest protection, say environmentalists.
BRAZIL: “ACCELERATED PROCESS OF REVERSE”
On the eve of Rio+20, former environment minister Marina Silva expresses her frustration at the government's environmetal policies
BRAZIL: TIME FOR SOLAR ENERGY
Decentralised electricity generation could reduce costs and avoid damaging the environment.
Brazil: “Cultural hotspots are as important as bossa nova”
Talking from Rio de Janeiro, the cultural activist, Paul Heritage, exudes enthusiasm about Brazil's innovative cultural programmes. Special interview for LAB by Nayana Fernandez.
Brazil: anger over Amazon dams
Social movements are protesting over plans to push ahead with hydroelectric dams along the Tapajós river. Bruna Rocha reports for LAB.
Brazil’s forests wait for Dilma
President Dilma has until 25 May to decide whether or not to veto the landowners' version of the Forest Code. Meanwhile, pressure from the environmentalist lobby is gaining momentum.