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This article was originally posted on Mongabay. Peru is planning a series of huge hydroelectric dams on the 1,700-kilometer (1,056-mile) Marañón River, which begins in the Peruvian Andes and is the main source of the Amazon River. Critics say the mega-dam projects could destroy the currently free-flowing Marañón, resulting in what Peruvian engineer Jose Serra Vega calls its "biological death." In 2011, Peru passed a law declaring the construction of 20 dams on the main trunk of the Marañón to be in the "national interest" and that the projects will launch the country's "long-term Nat

The Munduruku, Apiaká, Kayabi and Rikbaktsa release joint statement as Brazil steps ups efforts to exploit power of the rivers Members of the Munduruku indigenous tribe dance along the Tapajós river during a ‘Caravan of Resistance’ protest in November. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images Four Amazonian tribes have joined forces to oppose the construction of hydroelectric dams in their territory as the Brazilian government ramps up efforts to exploit the power of rivers in the world’s biggest forest. The Munduruku, Apiaká, Kayabi and Rikbaktsa released a joint statement on T

East African countries must diversify their energy mix beyond hydro and address rural electrification, according to a jointly published report released today, ESI-Africa reports.

Clean hydroelectric plants are meant to help the world fight global warming. But what happens when climate change clouds hydro's own future? From Foreign Policy magazine.

The charade over whether to proceed with Don Sahong Dam, the second Mekong mainstream hydropower project near the Laotian-Cambodian border, will soon reach a defining moment.

Federal prosecutors in six Amazon states filed lawsuits aimed at making it harder for the National Water Agency (ANA), a federal regulator, to authorize water rights for developers of infrastructure projects, mainly dams, that impact Amazon river basins.

Opponents of a Chinese plan to construct several dams along Colombia's longest river said they were encouraged by an international human rights panel's report Friday that noted "tension" between Latin American mega-projects and "the full exercise of human rights."

Brazilian authorities have suspended the auction of the centerpiece of the massive Tapajós hydroelectric complex. The Mining and Energy Ministry said it needed to further study the potential impact of the project on indigenous communities.

National Public Radio spoke with International Rivers' Southeast Asia Program Director Ame Trandem about the negative impacts of the proposed Xayaburi and Don Sahong dams on the people and wildlife of the Mekong River. The audio of the full story can be downloaded here and the transcript and streaming audio can be found on the NPR site.