Environment
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 00:00
El ambientalista y filosofo Jorge Eliecer de los Rios lideraba una campana de denuncia de la mineria a cielo abierto por parte de multinacionales.
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 00:00
The force has members from the federal police, the military and regular police forces.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 00:00
En sus conclusiones el tribunal interamericano senalo que el Estado mexicano violento los derechos a la libertad, la integridad personal y el debido proceso, de Montiel y Cabrera, fundadores de la Organizacion de Campesinos Ecologistas de la Sierra de P
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 00:00
Opponents said they would not give up the fight against the Belo Monte dam, which they said would flood a large part of the Xingu River basin.
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 00:00
The project has been fiercely opposed by environmentalists, the indigenous people and others who live in the the surrounding area and even some celebrities.
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 00:00
Environmentalists fear the project will lead to more dams in the Amazon, creating development that will mean faster deforestation of the Amazon region.
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 00:00
Brazil's largest hydroelectric dam project has been given the green light to start construction in the heart of the Amazon jungle.
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 00:00
The slayings have drawn attention to the violence and lawlessness still common throughout Brazil’s remotest states, even as the country seeks greater prominence and respect on the global stage.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 00:00
Driven by powerful agribusiness interests, a bill is moving through the Brazilian Congress that could cripple the decades-long effort to protect the Amazon rainforest.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 00:00
At least three rural activists have been killed in the region in less than a week.