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Convidamos para o lançamento em Brasília do livro Ocekadi: hidrelétricas, conflitos socioambientais e resistência na Bacia do Tapajós, co-editado pelo Programa de Antropologia e Arqueologia (PAA) da Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (Ufopa) e pela International Rivers - Brasil. Reunindo trabalhos de pesquisadores vinculados a diversas instituições do poder público e organizações da sociedade civil, o livro tem o objetivo de oferecer subsídios para o aprofundamento do debate público acerca do conjunto de hidrelétricas e outros grandes empreendimentos planejados, em constru�

1. 50,000 Large Dams Are Clogging the World's Rivers: About 50,000 dams with a height of 15 meters or more and millions of smaller dams have been built on the world's rivers. Some of them date back centuries, but most were built after World War II. About 5,000 dams have a height of 60 meters or more; another 350 such giants are currently under construction. 2. Dams Are Changing the Face of the Earth: Dams have fragmented two thirds of the world's large rivers and flooded a land area the size of Spain. Their reservoirs contain three times as much water as all the world's rivers, and constantly

On International Human Rights Day, December 10th, we demand JUSTICE NOW for the cases of Belo Monte, Teles Pires and Tapajós. Omission: lack of action in the fulfillment of an obligation Leniency: tolerance towards something unlawful or prohibited Photo courtesy of Xingu Vivo "We, the indigenous people of the Juruna community of Paquiçamba, are concerned with the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam because we will be without means of transportation and our livelihoods will be threatened. The decrease in the river’s flow will diminish game for hunting and bring more mosquito

What's yours? Please Share Your Story With Us by emailing it to stories@internationalrivers.orgIn honor of the International Day of Action for Rivers, in 2013 we launched a project to gather river stories from around the world to inspire, engage, and connect with one another. During the 2013 Day of Action for Rivers we received 38 incredible river stories! The turnout was wonderful, so we decided to keep the stories coming! We want to hear the story of you and your river through prose, poetry or artwork, in an email or by mail. We would especially love to receive short stories and blogs with a