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Hundreds of Amazonian Indigenous Leaders and Dam-Affected People Protest Against the Belo Monte Dam

Photo Gallery Hundreds Protest Against the Belo Monte Dam Outside the Brazilian Congress and Presidential Palace, hundreds of people gathered in protest, including indigenous chiefs and community... February 8, 2011

Dam-Affected People Deliver Half a Million Signatures Calling on Brazil’s President Dilma to Stop the Belo Monte Dam

Press Release Dam-Affected People Deliver Half a Million Signatures to Stop the Belo Monte Dam Several Hundred Amazonian Indigenous Leaders and Dam-Affected People Participate in Colorful Demonstration and Deliver Signatures to the Office... February 8, 2011

Developer Backing Out of Loan for Construction of Risky Belo Monte Dam

Press Release Developer Backing Out of Loan for Construction of Risky Belo Monte Dam After Last Week's Green Light to Begin Construction, the Dam Consortium Faces Another Hurdle as BNDES Reveals It... February 3, 2011

China and Brazil Inundate Latin America with Dams

News China and Brazil Inundate Latin America with Dams The growing presence of Chinese and Brazilian capital in Latin America's energy sector is facilitating the construction of... February 3, 2011

Report Brazil's Belo Monte Dam: A Major Threat to the Amazon and Its People This briefing paper focuses on the Brazilian government's plans to build the third-largest dam in the world and... February 3, 2011

News Brazilian President's Promises Crumble Under Weight of Belo Monte Dam Dilma Rousseff Pleased Environmentalists with Her Inaugural Speech, but They're Not So Happy Now February 1, 2011

News Brazilian Dam Clears Hurdle A significant hurdle in the construction of a huge dam on a tributary of the Amazon river was... February 1, 2011

Brazil Green Lights Amazon Dam Disregarding Environmental Laws and Local Opposition

Press Release Brazil Green Lights Amazon Dam Despite Opposition New Dilma Government Approves Fast-Track Forest Clearance and Commencement of Controversial Belo Monte Construction Site January 27, 2011

Press Release Risky Business in the Amazon New Report Reveals Looming Financial, Legal and Reputational Disaster of Belo Monte, World's Third Largest Dam Project January 20, 2011

Press Release Critic of the Belo Monte Dam in Brazil Receives "Right Livelihood Award" Belem, Brazil – International Rivers, Amazon Watch and the Movimento Xingu Vivo para Sempre celebrate the news that... December 6, 2010

Press Release March and Human Banner Are Reminder that "The Rivers of the Amazon Are Alive" 700 people, many threatened by dams and deforestation, form a human banner on Tapajós River in Santarém to... November 26, 2010

Press Release Just Released: James Cameron's "A Message from Pandora" The 20-minute Feature Available on the Avatar Extended Collector's Edition DVD Casts Timely Spotlight on the Battle to... November 17, 2010

Press Release Construction of the Belo Monte Dam Could be Delayed Brazilian Environmental Protection Agency Technicians Recommend Against Partial Construction License Until Safeguard Conditions Are Met November 16, 2010

News Indígenas piden a la CIDH la suspensión de la presa de Belo Monte en Brasil Grupos de indígenas y organizaciones de derechos humanos han solicitado protección a la CIDH para que suspenda la... November 11, 2010

Press Release Indigenous and Riverbank Communities: Suspend the Belo Monte Dam As the government prepares to issue the dam's construction license, communities urge the Commission to denounce illegalities in... November 11, 2010

Belo Monte: It’s Not Too Late!

Video Belo Monte: It's Not Too Late! The Brazilian government is on the eve of granting permission begin construction on the Belo Monte Dam, which... November 1, 2010

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