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Belo Monte dam suspended

Mongabay.com 29 Oct 2013

Scientist splits Amazonian giants into separate species

Jeremy Hance 23 Oct 2013

Judge halts construction of Amazon dam on Brazil’s Teles Pires river

Mongabay.com 19 Sep 2013

Indigenous peoples resume occupation of Brazil’s Belo Monte dam site

Mongabay.com 19 Sep 2013

Forgotten species: the arapaima or ‘dinosaur fish’

Jeremy Hance 15 Jul 2013

Stand up paddleboarding in the Amazon for conservation

Alex Rodriguez 9 Jul 2013

Mystery of Amazon River carbon emissions solved

Mongabay.com 21 May 2013

Amazon’s flood/drought cycle becoming more extreme, less predictable

Rhett A. Butler 14 May 2013

Deforestation will undercut effectiveness of rainforest dams

Rhett A. Butler 13 May 2013

Tribesmen launch ‘occupy’ protest at dam site in the Amazon rainforest

Mongabay.com 3 May 2013

Scientists describe new species of see-through fish from the Amazon

Mongabay.com 3 Apr 2013

Tribe rejects payment from electricity company behind destructive Amazon dam

Mongabay.com 14 Mar 2013

Brazilian agency rejects Canadian company’s bid to mine controversial Amazon dam site for gold

Mongabay.com 13 Feb 2013

Amazon river ecosystems being rapidly degraded, but remain neglected by conservation efforts

Rhett A. Butler 8 Feb 2013

Dams are rapidly damning the Amazon

Rhett A. Butler 8 Dec 2012

Brazilian bank approves $10.8 billion loan for controversial Amazon rainforest dam

Mongabay.com 30 Nov 2012

Brazil’s controversial Belo Monte back on track after court decision overruled

Mongabay.com 29 Aug 2012

Construction of controversial Belo Monte dam stopped

Mongabay.com 24 Aug 2012

‘Penis snake’ discovered in Brazil is actually a rare species of amphibian

Rhett A. Butler 1 Aug 2012

Indigenous leaders demand suspension of Belo Monte dam

Mongabay.com 10 Jul 2012

Dams are ‘centerpiece of greenwashing’ in the Amazon

Mongabay.com 25 Jun 2012

Photo: Human canvas on Rio beach protests Brazil’s dam-building spree in the Amazon

Mongabay.com 20 Jun 2012

Protesters dig canal through Belo Monte dam in Brazil (Photos)

Mongabay.com 16 Jun 2012

Tropical dams are a false solution to climate change

Mongabay.com 27 May 2012

Protesters hit Brazilian mining giant Vale over involvement in Belo Monte

Mongabay.com 20 Apr 2012

Will mega-dams destroy the Amazon?

Rhett A. Butler 18 Apr 2012

Belo Monte Dam: A spearhead for Brazil’s dam-building attack on the Amazon?

Guest Philip Fearnside Of Inpa 23 Mar 2012

Brazil’s plan to cut protected areas for dams faces constitutional challenge

Mongabay.com 17 Feb 2012

Geology has split the Amazon into two distinct forests

Jeremy Hance 19 Jan 2012

Deforestation, climate change threaten the ecological resilience of the Amazon rainforest

Rhett A. Butler 19 Jan 2012

Indigenous do not have right to free, prior and informed consultation on Amazon dam, rules Brazilian court

Mongabay.com 9 Nov 2011

Occupy Belo Monte: indigenous stage “permanent” protest against Amazon dam in Brazil

Mongabay.com 27 Oct 2011

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