(02/02/2010) The approval of the hydro - electric Belo Monte Dam from
the Brazilian environmental agency, IBAMA, has raised condemnations from environmentalists and indigenous groups.
Today, it's official:
The Brazilian environmental agency has cancelled the São Luiz do Tapajós megadam.
This Wednesday, I had barely had breakfast when I was surprised by some absolutely amazing news:
the Brazilian environmental agency — IBAMA — announced it would cancel the process for licensing the São Luiz do Tapajós (SLT) megadam in the heart of the Amazon.
Not exact matches
She is talking about Brazil's
environmental regulators, including the national park
agency, known as the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBIO), and the Ministry of the Environment's administrative arm, known as the
Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA).
She is a journalist and
environmental scientist who is currently supported by the Capes Foundation (a
Brazilian federal
agency).
Built through a partnership between the
Brazilian environmental news
agency O Eco and the media development organization Internews, InfoAmazonia is an interactive mapping platform that hosts richly designed maps about
environmental topics in the Amazon.