Belo Monte dam: conflict in the Amazon
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
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...
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
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...
This is the final post in a series of four written for Christian Aid and LAB by distinguished journalists João Peres and Moriti Neto
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Oriximiná: Quilombolas vs the mines 2 — Conservation: double standards
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
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Brazil announces end to Amazon mega-dam building policy
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
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...
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
Plans to build a massive EHV 230 kV power line 225 kms long from Óbidos in Pará state across the Amazon river to Parintins...