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, […]
Global coalition says mega-dams should be kept out of climate initiatives
A coalition of more than three hundred civil society organisations from 53 countries has launched a manifesto calling on government leaders and financiers at the Paris climate talks to keep large hydropower […]
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. […]
