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To view the mega projects occuring in a specific Amazon country, select the country from the list above. Otherwise, view an enlarged map of the mega projects.

Mega-Projects In General

Mega-projects are massive infrastructure projects-pipelines, power lines, roads, dams, and waterways-designed to open the Amazon rainforest frontier to large-scale industrial development. Mega-projects enable industries to extract and export raw materials (oil, gas, timber, gold, etc.) to regional and global markets. Mega-projects and associated development threaten millions of acres of pristine wilderness, national parks, and indigenous peoples' territories. [more >>]


Take Action

Jan 22, 2010 -- Mr. Watson: Do the Right Thing! ...
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Press Releases

Mar 11, 2010 -- Government License for Belo Monte Dam Provokes International Outcry...
Letter to President Lula Demands Cancellation of Massive Hydroelectric Project
Mar 03, 2010 -- Ecuadorean Indigenous Leader Asks CA Lawmakers for Support in Campaign to Demand Chevron Clean Up ...
Indigenous Ecuadorean leader travels from Amazon rainforest to California to gather support from law
Mar 03, 2010 -- Appeals Court to Decide if Oil Giant Will Face Suit in U.S. for Massive Environmental Pollution in A...
Indigenous Achuar From the Peruvian Amazon Face Off Against Occidental Petroleum Over Destruction o
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Updates

Feb 26, 2010 -- Resolutions from the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) Assembly...
Feb 16, 2010 -- A second hydrocarbon boom threatens the Peruvian Amazon: trends, projections, and policy implicati...
Feb 10, 2010 -- AIDESEP Decries the Peruvian Government's Oil Rush...
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News Clips

Mar 12, 2010 -- Indigenous leader confronts Chevron...
Mar 10, 2010 -- Las tormentas extremas son más frecuentes ...
Mar 09, 2010 -- The Amazon vs. Chevron - An indigenous plea and a toxic legacy...
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Reports

Mar 11, 2010 -- BID en la Mira (IDB Watch)...
Oct 06, 2009 -- Amazon in Focus 2009...
Sep 11, 2009 -- Declaration to Reform Brazil's National Development Bank ...
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