AFP | Environmentalists and activists for Brazil's indigenous peoples on Thursday cheered a federal court order halting construction at the controversial $11 billion Belo Monte hydroelectric dam.
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Brazilian Judge Halts Belo Monte Dam Construction
Judge rules controversial project risks damaging fish stocks on Xingu River
Altamira, Brazil – Brazil's Belo Monte hydroelectric dam project on the Xingu River in the Amazon suffered two major setbacks this week when a judge ruled in favor of fisheries groups and placed limits on its construction, and the mayor's office of Altamira issued a cautionary statement requesting the project be suspended until her...
"The Xingu needs support. Can I count on you?"
With passion in her voice and love in her heart, Sheyla Juruna expressed the urgency to stop the Belo Monte Dam for the future of her children, our children and all future generations.
Brazilian Judge Orders Construction of Amazon Dam to Stop
Belo Monte hydroelectric dam project halted after ruling that it risked damaging fish stocks on Xingu river
The Guardian | A Brazilian judge has ordered construction to be suspended on a controversial hydroelectric dam in the Amazon. The injunction is the latest development in a decades-long battle against the Belo Monte dam.
Brazil Judge Halts Work on Belo Monte Amazon Dam
BBC News | A judge in Brazil has ordered a halt to construction of a multi-billion-dollar dam project in the Amazon region
Amazon Watch is building on more than 28 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
Photos from Our 2011 Annual Luncheon
This year's luncheon was a celebration of fifteen years of achievements for the people and rainforests of the Amazon.
Amazon in Focus 2011: A Year in the Struggle to Defend the Amazon
A Year in the Struggle to Defend the Amazon
Defending the Amazon is a defining battle of our time and has the potential to shift the balance towards justice, ecological balance and the recognition of our interdependence on nature and living systems. In this year's Amazon in Focus, we share stories from this struggle.
Sheyla Juruna Shares the Truth About Belo Monte at Events in NY, DC and SF
Sheyla traveled from the heart of the Amazon to share what's happening in Altamira, the city that will be partially flooded if the Belo Monte Dam is built.
Amazon Leader Tours US, Calls on Brazil to Choose Clean Energy Alternatives
Brazil's President Rousseff faces tough questions on world stage
As world leaders gather in New York to discuss the planet's most pressing issues, venerated Brazilian indigenous leader Sheyla Juruna will be in New York to urge President Dilma Rousseff to choose clean renewable energy alternatives to meet Brazil's growing energy needs.
Concerns About Methane Plague Brazil's Belo Monte Dam
In tropical areas such as the Amazon, research indicates that hydropower's climate impact can be just as bad as fossil fuels. Environmentalists add that smaller hydroelectric projects may not be any better.
DW-World | When completed, the Belo Monte project is expected to have a capacity of 11,000 megawatts, putting it behind China's Three Gorges Dam and the Itaipú Dam along the border between Brazil and Paraguay. But scientists say dams, especially those in the tropics, actually produce so much methane that they may not be any "cleaner" than power from fossil...
A Message From Pandora
This is the full version of "A Message from Pandora", a special feature produced by James Cameron about the battle to stop the Belo Monte Dam on the Xingu, one of the great tributaries of the Amazon River.
An Amazonian Battle
A fight over deforestation poses a test for a president struggling to control an unruly coalition – and for a leading agricultural exporter
Financial Times | A fight over deforestation poses a test for a president struggling to control an unruly coalition – and for a leading agricultural exporter.
Protesters Demand End to Controversial Amazon Dam
Mongabay.com | Protesters in dozens of cities demanded Brazil abandon a plan to build a dam on one of the Amazon's largest tributaries, reports Amazon Watch, an NGO that helped organize the events.
Brazilians Protest Giant Amazon Dam
Reuters | Indigenous tribes and environmental activists protest a planned hydroelectric dam that could displace 30,000 Brazilians.
International Day of Action to Defend the Amazon
To all the global defenders of the Amazon who organized demonstrations and protested at Brazilian embassies and consulates around the planet: We made history on August 22nd!
Thousands Protest Worldwide in Day of Action to Defend the Amazon
Global solidarity demonstrations follow growing protests across Brazil
San Francisco, CA – The Brazilian Amazon faces an unprecedented convergence of threats. The nation's congress is on the verge of approving a major rollback of the Brazilian Forestry Code; plans are moving forward for construction of the devastating Belo Monte Dam project; and the government is failing to protect people seeking to defend the...
International Day of Action to Defend the Amazon
People in 22 cities spanning 16 countries held solidarity demonstrations to urge Brazil to cancel the Belo Monte Dam and to defend the forest code.
Activists Protest in Front of Brazil Office
Taipei Times | Dozens of environmental activists gathered in front of the Commercial Office of Brazil yesterday, urging the Brazilian government to put a stop to the recently approved construction of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Dam, which they say will destroy much of the Amazon rainforest.
San Francisco Joins International Day of Action to Defend the Amazon
Bay Area joins international solidarity movement following mass protests in Brazil
San Francisco, CA – The Brazilian Amazon faces an unprecedented convergence of threats. The nation's congress is on the verge of approving a major rollback of the Brazilian Forestry Code; plans are moving forward for construction of the devastating Belo Monte Dam project; and the government is failing to protect people seeking to defend the...
Kayapo Assemble to Defend the Xingu
Hundreds of indigenous representatives and movement leaders gathered to forge a single and unified force to resist the Belo Monte Dam.
Belo Monte Dam Marks a Troubling New Era in Brazil's Attitude to Its Rainforest
Belo Monte is just one of a dozen giant dam projects Brazil plans to build in the Amazon region in the coming decades and opens up the world's largest tropical rainforest to oil and mining exploration
The Ecologist | Belo Monte is just one of a dozen giant dam projects Brazil plans to build in the Amazon region in the coming decades and opens up the world's largest tropical rainforest to oil and mining exploration.
Belo Monte International Solidarity Actions
Amazonian communities and Brazilian civil society are mobilizing against an alarming assault on the Amazon and its people.
International Day of Action to Defend the Amazon Do-It-Yourself Toolkit
Do-It-Yourself Action Toolkit
The time has come for the international community to join its voice with millions of Brazilians who say no to their government's assault on the Amazon and its peoples! This toolkit is meant to provide you with a variety of sample materials to help guide the protest you are planning in your town or city.
Death Threats in the Amazon: A Call for Support
Almir Narayamoga Surui, tribal chief of the Surui people and internationally-recognized indigenous rights defender, is once again at high risk as he works to defend his ancestral territory in Brazil's Amazon rainforest.
James Cameron Warns of Violence over Brazil Dam
AFP | Washington, DC – Oscar-winning movie director James Cameron on Thursday said tribes in Brazil's Amazon rainforest could turn to violence to block construction of a massive dam.
Marching on Washington to Stop the Belo Monte Dam!
Protesters with green and yellow signs in Portuguese and English saying, "Brazil: Respect Indigenous Rights, Stop Belo Monte" marched through the streets to the Brazilian Embassy.
Brazil Announces Energy Expansion Plan 2020
OOSKA News | Brasilia, Brazil – The Brazilian government on June 3 announced its Energy Expansion Plan 2020, which envisions construction of 30 hydroelectric plants in the next nine years. The first costs were estimated at $120 billion USD.
A Call to Protest the Belo Monte Dam, June 19th & 20th
In response to the attacks on the Brazilian Amazon and human rights in the last few weeks, Brazilians are taking it to the streets and protesting.
As Tensions Rise, Controversial Belo Monte Dam Faces New Legal Challenge
Federal Public Prosecutors allege 40% of social and environmental conditions have not been met by project consortium
Brasilia, Brazil – Last week's decision by IBAMA, Brazil's federal environmental agency, to grant a license allowing full-fledged construction on the controversial Belo Monte Dam Complex on the Xingu River has spurred a new wave of legal challenges and protests throughout Brazil.
