Amazon

Brazil Approves Controversial Dam

The Brazilian government has approved a new hydroelectric dam in the Amazon. Many locals and environmentalists are fuming.

February 5, 2010 - Guardian

Highways Devastating the Amazon

The greatest threat to Brazil's Amazon Rain Forest is not just farming or logging, but the road construction that makes both possible, writes Stephanie Brault.

November 13, 2009 - Council on Hemispheric Affairs

Squatters to Gain Legal Land Rights in the Amazon

The Brazilian government has just approved a measure that would grants legal land rights to squatters in the Amazon.

June 28, 2009 - Guardian

Climate Change Spurs Need for Better Fire Management

Controlling fire has never been a strong suit for humans. Now, as climate change sets in, the need for better fire management is becoming dire, according to researchers.

May 8, 2009 - Miller-McCune

Amazon Dam Project Moves Ahead

As construction begins on two large dams in the Amazon, thousands of indigenous people grapple with the prospect of the coming flood and the loss of their land, while environmentalists continue to oppose the construction.

October 17, 2008 - The Washington Post

Ancient Cities Found in the Amazon

Anthropologists have discovered traces of highly organized and gridded cities in the Amazon rainforest dating back to the 1200s.

August 31, 2008 - National Geographic

'They Want to Make a Dam, and Now They Know They Shouldn't'

A group of Indians from the Amazon attacked a government engineer at a recent meeting where he was discussing a proposed hydroelectric dam on the Xingu River that could displace 15,000 indigenous people and destroy traditional fishing grounds.

May 23, 2008 - Associated Press via National Geographic

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