“Aguas Turvas”: new book that explains the never ending socio-environmental problems of the Madeira Complex
Sunday, June 22, 2008
by www.amazonia.org.br
The launching will take place on June 25th in Porto Velho, Brazil. There will be a roundtable with experts and affected communities who will share the conclusions.
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Pueblos campesinos de la Amazonía boliviana demandan al Gobierno de Brasil
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
by Fobomade
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Environmentalists go to court to suspend the auction of Rio Madeira Dam Project
Thursday, December 06, 2007
by Friends of the Earth- Brasil
With the auction for the Rio Madeira Project approaching, civil society is accelerating campaigns against the dams.
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A rumble over valuable jungle
Monday, December 03, 2007
by David Greising for the Chicago Tribune
Destruction and exploitation of rain forests spark an idea: Paying to preserve them.
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RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: Cooperation for Peace, Not War
Monday, December 03, 2007
by Helda Martínez
"A state becomes a violator of human rights when it fails to guarantee, promote or defend them," said Argentine ambassador to Colombia Martín Balza during the Third International Conference on Colombia.
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Mercosur has become “irrelevant” and “too complicated”
Sunday, December 02, 2007
by MercoPress
“Mercosur has become irrelevant and too complicated, and even more when Venezuela is finally incorporated to the block”, said former Brazilian Foreign Finance minister Mailson da Nobrega.
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Water as private property
Saturday, November 03, 2007
by Alejo Álvez for Latin America Press
Transnational companies tighten their grip on region’s water resources.
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Peru: National park saved from new oil and gas drilling
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
by Erin B. Allweiss Communications Director Congressman Earl Blumenauer
Peruvian Government abandoned controversial plan to open up part of the Amazonian rainforest to oil and gas exploration.
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Brazil to create fund to manage reserves
Friday, October 19, 2007
by Walter Brandimarte for Reuters
Brazil’s Finance Minister, Guido Mantega, announced on Friday a plan to create a sovereign fund from a portion of its international reserves that will seek seek higher-yielding investments.
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Brazil Again Postpones First Rio Madeira Power Auction- Estado
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
by Bernd Radowitz for Dow Jones
Brazil’s Mines and Energy Minister Nelson Hubner announced Wednesday that the auction of the rights to build Madeira’s Santo Antonio power plant will be delayed until November 29th according to Estado new agency.
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World Bank is optimistic about growth in Latin American
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
by Mercopress
The World Bank predicted that Latin America and the Caribbean will grow between 4.9 and 5% this year in spite of the turmoil in the US financial markets.
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Chávez Vows Bank of the South Next Monday
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
by El Universal
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announced Tuesday night that the Bank of the South will be born next Monday in Caracas.
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Amazon jungle could be lost in 40 years, says campaigners
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
by Ian Sample from Guardian Unlimited
A new report by Conservation International warns that development plans funded by the IIRSA could have severe environmental consequences for the Amazon jungle.
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Brazil Cosan Warns Against Petrobras Ethanol Pipeline
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
by Grace Fan of Dow Jones
Brazil’s largest ethanol group, Cosan Ltd., has joined with other ethanol groups in opposition to the ethanol pipeline proposed by Petroleo Brasileiro SA or Petrobras.
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Guatemalan Government Blocks Bishop Alvaro Ramazzini and Indigenous Leaders from IDB Annual Meeting
Monday, March 19, 2007
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IDB Debate on Social Inclusion Excludes Critics
Distributed by the alliance of NGOs of Latin America, Europe and United States during the Annual Meeting of the IDB in Guatemala City
Guatemala City, March 19, 2007 - The IDB has banned a prominent Guatemalan Bishop and a group of indigenous leaders from participating in its annual meeting in Guatemala City today.
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IDB Governors discuss terms for cancellation of debts for Bolivia, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras and Nicaragua: Member countries to vote on recommendations made in Amsterdam by Committee of the Board of Governors
Thursday, January 25, 2007
by Banco Ineramericano de Desarrollo
The Committee of the Board of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank this week discussed terms for granting debt relief to Bolivia, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras and Nicaragua.
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IDB debt relief could come at the cost of future loans
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
by Stabroek News, Derek MacDereck's letter to the Editor
If Guyana can get the debt cancellation it needs on the US$400 million it owes to the Inter-American Development Bank, it will be a huge (and deserved) boost to the economy, needless to say. But is the country willing to get that debt relief if it comes at the cost of future development assistance?
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New Publication of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) about IIRSA
Thursday, November 09, 2006
by Vince McElhinny
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has just published, in October, a new document about the Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA).
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Press Release: Independent Audit of Controversial Amazon Pipeline is at Risk
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
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Lima, Peru – Environmental and human rights organizations today warned the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that the Bank’s process for conducting an “independent audit” of the problematic Camisea gas project, the Bank’s flagship project in Peru is marred by conflicts of interest and lacks independence. The groups criticized the role of the IDB’s Private Sector Department – the IDB unit responsible for the project– in the procurement and preparation of an audit of the project, and they called for an impartial third-party to assist with development and oversight of the audit.
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Case Study on the Interoceanic Highway in the Southern Peruvian Amazon: PRESS RELEASE
Monday, July 03, 2006
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Yesterday at the Universidad del Pacífico, Marc Dourojeanni presented an investigation that exposes the problems and challenges of a project that has put one of the last untouched regions of Peru and all of South America in peril.
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Belo Horizonte: IDB Annual Meeting Tip Sheet: Can the IDB deliver socially and environmentally responsible development? The question the Bank must answer at the annual meeting
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
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Civil society organizations from Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Mexico, the Netherlands and the U.S. will converge in Belo Horizonte from March 30 to April 5 to challenge the IDB to weed out environmentally and socially egregious projects. Groups will hold a variety of events of interest to the media, addressing concerns over individual projects as well as broader, structural issues at the IDB.
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IIRSA Articulation Signs Lima Declaration: Document urges locally supported development
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
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The IIRSA Articulation, a group of South American and international NGOs today finalized and signed their "Lima Declaration" in the face of the IIRSA initiative.
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