Environment
Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 00:00
Brazil's most important environmental legislation is on the chopping block again, with politicians in the country's lower chamber proposing to alter it by claiming it impedes economic growth.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 00:00
Chile approved on Monday the construction of a hydroelectric project that would flood Patagonian valleys and become the country's biggest power generator, sparking violent protests.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 - 00:00
A dos semanas del asesinato del ambientalista guerrerense Javier Torres Cruz, el Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (Cejil) exhorto al gobierno de Felipe Calderon.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 00:00
Directora de Parques Nacionales lanza alerta para que se desminen 32 zonas de reserva del pais.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 00:00
El ecologista Javier Torres habia denunciado ante organismos no gubernamentales de derechos humanos el hostigamiento y la persecucion que sufrio durante dos anos y medio por defender la sierra de Petatlan.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 00:00
In a letter addressed to the state of Brazil, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) officially requested it "immediately suspend the licensing process for the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant project"
Friday, April 8, 2011 - 00:00
Un sector del gremio no asistira a una reunion convocada por De Vido.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 00:00
Brazil's government emphatically refused on Tuesday to suspend work on a huge hydroelectric dam in the Amazon, despite pleas that the project could displace tens of thousands of indigenous people and cause environmental harm.
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 00:00
Indigenous and environmentalist opposition delays construction of dams and draws international attention.
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 00:00
Clinton's call for the consideration of alternatives to new hydroelectric dams puts him in elite celebrity company.