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Environmental ImpactsTenotã-mõ: Conseqüências dos projetos hidrelétricos no rio Xingu (5.7 MB)A. Oswaldo Sevá Filho, Organizador Report in Portuguese on impacts of dams planned for the Xingu River. Independent Experts Find Fatal Flaws in Amazon Dam StudiesA group of independent experts -- including internationally-renowned authorities on the Amazon -- have found serious errors and omissions in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for Brazil’s massive Madeira River hydroelectric project. The experts found the EIA to be inadequate, and recommend that additional studies be undertaken to evaluate the project’s impacts. Related content:
The True Costs of Belo Monte Dam Emerge
Map of Area Directly Impacted by Belo Monte Dam (from Belo Monte EIA) Belo Monte, which with an installed generating capacity of 11,231 MW would be the world's third largest dam, and its complex array of two powerhouses, artificial canals, huge dykes, two reservoirs, spillways, ports, roads, and work camps would devastate more than 1,500 sq km of the Xingu River region of the central Brazilian Amazon. Related content:
Independent Review Highlights the True Costs of Belo Monte DamThe true costs of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Project, planned for the Xingu River in the Brazilian Amazon, have been revealed in a new independent review by a panel of 40 specialists. The panel found that the dam would have serious consequences for the region, its inhabitants, and ecosystems of the Amazon rainforest. “Belo Monte foi Proposto por Megalômanos e Trambiqueiros”Oswaldo Sevá
"Acho que engenharia é uma coisa muito séria para ser praticada por pessoas que são mentirosas como este grupo que inventou e está tocando o projeto de Belo Monte há vinte anos. São mentirosos e agora estas mentiras estão começando a vir à tona, felizmente". Related content:
Resumo Executivo: Painel de Especialistas Examina Viabilidade de Belo MonteResumo Executivo do relatório do Painel de Especialistas sobre Belo Monte Análise Crítica do Estudo de Impacto Ambiental Belo MontePainel de Especialistas
Especialistas vinculados a diversas Instituições de Ensino e Pesquisa identificam e analisam, de acordo com a sua especialidade, graves problemas e sérias lacunas no EIA de Belo Monte. |