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To view the mega projects occuring in a specific Amazon country, select the
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Mega-Projects In General
Mega-projects are massive infrastructure projects-pipelines, power lines, roads, dams, and waterways-designed to open the Amazon rainforest frontier to large-scale industrial development. Mega-projects enable industries to extract and export raw materials (oil, gas, timber, gold, etc.) to regional and global markets. Mega-projects and associated development threaten millions of acres of pristine wilderness, national parks, and indigenous peoples' territories. [more >>]
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