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Latin America / key documentsBrazilian Government Moves to Dam Principal Amazon TributaryGlenn Switkes In recent weeks, the Brazilian government has turned to the difficult task of building giant hydroelectric dams in the Amazon River. The project presents President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with a major contradiction—between his ambitious economic development plan based on large-scale infrastructure, and the enormous social and environmental costs of the dams. Related content:
In Defense of Life and the Xingu RiverWe wish to express our concern about the possible construction of a complex of hydroelectric dams on the Xingu River. If these large dams are constructed on the Volta Grande (Big Bend) of the Xingu River they will affect indigenous peoples, agricultural communities, the forest and its biodiversity, and would harm life in the Xingu basin. Related content:
The Amazon River's largest tributary is under threatPublication by Friends of the Earth Brazil and others on the campaign against dams on the Madeira River Related content:
Belo Monte Experts Panel ReportPanel of Experts The true costs of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Project, planned for the Xingu River in the Brazilian Amazon, have been revealed in an 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. Declaration by the Ashaninka Communities of the Ene Valley on Pakitzapango Dam
Site of proposed Paquitzapango Dam, Ene River, Peru (Jonathan McLeod) Related content:
Lorica Declaration of the Latin America Network Against DamsView this page in: Español
Poster from Third Latin America Meeting of Dam-Affected People (Redlar) Related content:
Dams, Rivers and RightsInternational Rivers An Action Guide for Communities Affected by DamsAround the world, people are rising up against big dams. They are fighting to protect their rivers and their livelihoods from new dams. They are demanding compensation for problems caused by old dams. They are proposing better alternatives for energy, water supply and flood management. Related content:
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