Brazil: The Human Cost Of A "Green Economy" - Affected Peoples Of Belo Monte And Other Mega-Dams To Hold Protest Summit Around Rio+20
Brazil: The Human Cost Of A "Green Economy" - Affected Peoples Of Belo Monte And Other Mega-Dams To Hold Protest Summit Around Rio+20 What: While Rio de Janeiro hosts some of the most powerful figures in global politics and economics at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, the Xingu River in the heart of Brazil's Amazon rainforest will be the stage for ongoing popular protests against the Belo Monte dam complex. Protestors and affected communities will...For the rest of the article, as well as maps, images, related items, and videos, please visit Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources.