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Watch Belo Monte Documentary Today!

Video Blog Watch Belo Monte Documentary Today! Today is International Day of Action for Rivers, and what better way to commemorate it than watching the... March 14, 2017

Brazil: Hate Speech Threatens the Xingu

News Brazil: Hate Speech Threatens the Xingu Imperatriz Leopoldinense probably had no idea where it would lead them when they chose to speak out about... February 22, 2017

Counterintuitive: Global Hydropower Boom Will Add To Climate Change

News Counterintuitive: Global Hydropower Boom Will Add To Climate Change "The new study confirms that reservoirs are major emitters of methane, a particularly aggressive greenhouse gas," said Kate... February 14, 2017

Indigenous Rights and Territories Under Attack in Brazil

Blog Indigenous Rights and Territories Under Attack in Brazil Make no mistake about it, indigenous rights and territories are under attack in Brazil. We recently reported on... February 14, 2017

Siemens, the Pope and the Law of the Jungle

Blog Siemens, the Pope and the Law of the Jungle At Belo Monte, the writing is on the wall because, all over the Amazon, new dams are planned... February 10, 2017

Brazil’s Hydroelectric Plans Threaten Its Paris Climate Commitments

News Brazil’s Hydroelectric Plans Threaten Its Paris Climate Commitments Brazil's government wants to build dams in Amazonia with "big reservoirs." That is quite a point of departure... February 1, 2017

Victories by Brazil’s Indigenous Movement Demonstrate Ways To Resist Authoritarianism

Blog Victories by Brazil’s Indigenous Movement Demonstrate Ways To Resist Authoritarianism From North to South America and around the world, the ascendency of authoritarian leaders portends dangerous days ahead.... November 18, 2016

Belo Monte: After the Flood

Video Blog Belo Monte: After the Flood Belo Monte: After the Flood is a documentary exploring the effects of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam on... October 25, 2016

An Indigenous Community’s Battle To Save Their Home in the Amazon – In Pictures

News An Indigenous Community’s Battle To Save Their Home in the Amazon – In Pictures There are currently over 60 major hydroelectric dam projects in the Amazon. The third largest project is the... September 23, 2016

Brazil’s New Government Needs Economic Growth and May Sacrifice the Amazon To Get It

News Brazil’s New Government Needs Economic Growth and May Sacrifice the Amazon To Get It The impeachment of former president Dilma Rousseff, coup or not, represents a fundamental realigning of modern Brazil. For... September 7, 2016

Brazil Judge Suspends Operating License for Belo Monte Hydrodam

News Brazil Judge Suspends Operating License for Belo Monte Hydrodam A judge in Brazil's Amazonian state of Para suspended the operating license of the controversial Belo Monte hydroelectric... September 2, 2016

Victory on Brazil’s Tapajós River and the Battle that Lies Ahead

Blog Victory on Brazil’s Tapajós River and the Battle that Lies Ahead Last week, in a stunning turn of events, Brazil's environmental agency IBAMA definitively shelved plans to carve the... August 9, 2016

News Indigenous Tribe Applauds State Move To Cancel Brazil Amazon Dam Indigenous people living in Brazil's rainforest have welcomed a decision by the national environment agency to cancel a... August 8, 2016

News Major Amazon Dam Opposed by Tribes Fails To Get Environmental License Christian Poirier of Amazon Watch said: "We have been awaiting such a welcome announcement from the Brazilian government... August 8, 2016

Brazilian Government Cancels Mega-dam on the Amazon’s Tapajós River

Press Release Brazilian Government Cancels Mega-dam on the Amazon’s Tapajós River Brasilia, Brazil – Brazil's Federal Environmental Agency announced the cancellation of licensing for the polemic São Luiz do... August 5, 2016

Indigenous People Protest Against the Violation of Their Rights in Front of Brasilia Embassies

Blog Indigenous People Protest Against the Violation of Their Rights in Front of Brasilia Embassies Last week's indigenous mobilization in Brasilia – detailed in the following blog from the Socio-Environmental Institute (ISA) –... July 14, 2016

“Indigenous peoples face horrid state violence. Through you, we stand up to this violence and demand a better future. Thank you for your great work!”