Brazil: OAS calls for halt to Belo Monte
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organisation of American States (OAS) says that work should end on the Belo Monte hydroelectric power station on the Xingu river, pending "full, free and informed" consultation with the affected comm
Amazonian Indians confront authorities
At the end of this month's indigenous meeting in Manaus, Raoni Kayapó confronts the authorities, just as the woman indigenous leader, Tuíra, famously did in 1989, in a similar protest over the construction of hydroelectric power stations in the Amazon
The Mandate of Manaus: Indigenous Action for Life
Marianne Arake, from LAB, has translated into English the important 'call for action' produced jointly by indigenous groups from the nine countries of the Amazon Basin after their meeting in Manaus.
Brazil: Belo Monte at all cost
Why does the Brazilian government insist on pushing ahead with the Belo Monte hydroelectric power station, despite all the problems? In a special article for LAB, Jan Rocha looks behind the headlines.
Brazil: energy policies under the spotlight
As the government continues to push ahead with its highly controversial Belo Monte hydroelectric power station, despite legal obstacles, Francis McDonagh has been following the debate over Brazil's energy policies.
Brazil: more indigenous resistance
Kayabi and Munduruku Indians say 'no' to six hydro-electric power stations
Thousands of sugar cane workers die as wealthy nations stall on...
According to a new report, hundreds of sugarcane workers are dying in Central America as a result of of a strange kidney disease, without any serious investigation being carried out as to the cause.
Mining and the Management of Water Resources in Peru
Peru is a country rich in natural resources. It is the world’s largest producer of silver, the second of copper and zinc, and the sixth of gold. Yet the distribution of these resources within the country is highly uneven.
Colombia: protests against Vale
Since the beginning of the year, there have been demonstrations against the activities of the giant Brazilian mining company, Vale, in Brazil, Mozambique, Canada and other countries. The latest protest, in Colombia, has left one person dead.
Brazil: the curse of Rondônia?
The first of many huge hydropower projects being built in Brazil's Amazon is having teething problems. It is the latest in a series of difficulties faced across the years by outside investors, says Mario Osava.