Tag: NGO International Rivers

• Saturday, November 2nd 2024 - 09:51 UTC

  Brazilian rivers in Amazon face mercury contamination risk

  

  Four rivers in Amazonian indigenous territories were found to be at a high risk of mercury contamination, above levels considered safe, Agencia Brasil reported this week citing a study by the NGO WWF-Brazil.

• Friday, June 17th 2011 - 16:33 UTC

  Peru cancels construction of Amazon dams; major setback for Brazil

  

  Peruvian environmentalists have welcomed a decision by the country's Energy Ministry to cancel the development of the 1.5GW Inambari Dam in the Amazon basin.