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Energy & Fuel

Belo Monte dam: conflict in the Amazon

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The Belo Monte dam, now under construction in the Amazon, is heralded as an abundant power source for Brazil’s burgeoning economy. But critics...

Chevron, Ecuador and the extractor’s curse – 3

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3. When in doubt, sue the lawyer On July 10 2018, two courts, over 2,800 miles apart, came to diametrically opposite conclusions about one of...

Tapajos under attack 15: Brazil on verge of legitimizing Amazon land...

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Brazil’s president has until 22 June to approve or veto two bills (PLC 4 and PLC 5) turning over more than 600,000 hectares...

Tekoha Sauce: community fights to recover land at Itaipú

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Written for LAB by William Costa 'We were very happy when we lived on the banks of the Paraná River. We had our houses, we...

Oriximiná: Quilombolas vs the mines 4 — Company policy: Divide and...

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This is the final post in a series of four written for Christian Aid and LAB by distinguished journalists João Peres and Moriti Neto 4....

Oriximiná: Quilombolas vs the mines 2 — Conservation: double standards

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This is the second of a series of four blog-posts, written for Christian Aid and LAB by distinguished journalists João Peres and Moriti Neto 2....

Brazil announces end to Amazon mega-dam building policy

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Brazil’s government this week announced a major shift away from its policy of building mega-dams in the Brazilian Amazon – a strategy born...

Peru: Nahua people reject new gas drilling in Camisea field

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Conflict is likely to sharpen in the Amazon area of south eastern Peru over plans to drill wells in Lot 88 home to the Kugapakori Nahua-Nanti reserve.

Tapajos under attack 9: Amazon Soy Moratorium: defeating deforestation or greenwash...

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In the early 2000s, public outrage over Amazon clear cutting for soy production caused transnational grain companies including Cargill, Bunge and Brazil’s Amaggi,...

The Amazon: Covid-19 exploited to get power lines built

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Plans to build a massive EHV 230 kV power line 225 kms long from Óbidos in Pará state across the Amazon river to Parintins...

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