Brazil Approves Clearing Forest for Belo Monte Dam

Photo: BeloMonte.org After decades of demonstrations and protests against the building of an enormous hydroelectric dam at Belo Monte in the lush Brazilian rainforest, the government has finally given approval to begin construction. The first stages of development of the controversial project calls for the clearing of nearly 600 acres of forest, to be followed by the flooding of 121,600 more acres once the dam is finished. This important approval not only marks the early stages of its immense environmental impact, but a social one as well. For the nearly 50,000 mostly indigeno… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Brazil Approves Clearing Forest for Belo Monte Dam

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