A federal court in Brazil has revoked a lower court’s suspension of the operating licence for the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam. The Federal Regional Court of the First Region, seated in Brasilia, […]
Environmentalists condemn licensing of Belo Monte mega-dam in Brazil

The Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) has shocked and horrified environmentalists by authorising the operating licence for the Belo Monte hydro-electric complex in the state of Pará. […]