Costs: local people speak about the impact of hydroelectric dams on...
As a response to the current investment in large hydroelectric dams as a foundation for Brazil's 'sustainable' economic growth, 'Costs' addresses the impacts...
The ashes of Belo Monte
The massive destruction of forest to make way for the Belo Monte dam and associated roads, reservoir and channels.
Video: Repórter Brasil 2015 (in Portuguese)
The impact of the Belo Monte ‘Emergency Plan’
Drawn up without any proper consultation, or local participation, the so-called Emergency Plan was used by the developers to keep Indian people well away...
Defending the rivers of the Amazon
Amazon Watch and International Rivers have teamed up to create a state-of-the-art 10-minute Google Earth 3-D tour and video narrated by actress...
Ecuador: I’m a defender of the forest, which gives us life,...
The struggle of an indigenous Amazonian people in defence of their rights and the land on which they live, in Sarayaku, Ecuador -- against...
Dead Water: Brazilian communities affected by hydroelectric dams
Photographer from Minas Gerais launches book with photos and stories of communities affected by hydroelectric dam. This review of an exhibition of photographs was...
Bolivia: land rights victory for Tsimane people
Even though Bolivia has had a progressive government for more than a decade (one of the last remaining in the region), indigenous rights are...
The two faces of Norway’s rainforest policies
Norway gives billions to Brazil to save the rainforest. At the same time, Norsk Hydro’s operations lead to large emissions of greenhouse gases...
Brumadinho: another mining dam disaster in Brazil
At least 65 people have been killed and 305 are missing after a tailings dam was breached at Córrego do Feijão, one of Vale’s...
Voices of Latin America Launch: LAB Newsletter 07 January 2019
07 January 2019
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