Environmental and social impacts of hydroelectric dams in Brazilian Amazonia: Implications for the aluminum industry

PM Fearnside - World development, 2016 - Elsevier
Aluminum smelting consumes large amounts of electricity and helps drive dam-building
worldwide. Brazil plans to build dozens of hydroelectric dams in its Amazon region and in …

Brazilian politics threaten environmental policies

PM Fearnside - Science, 2016 - science.org
The tumultuous political situation in Brazil carries risks for the environment in the most
biologically diverse country in the world, home to the world's largest tropical forests and …

The invisibility of fisheries in the process of hydropower development across the Amazon

CRC Doria, S Athayde, EE Marques, MAL Lima… - Ambio, 2018 - Springer
We analyze the invisibility of fisheries and inadequacy of fishers' participation in the process
of hydropower development in the Amazon, focusing on gaps between legally mandated …

[PDF][PDF] Brazil's São Luiz do Tapajós dam: the art of cosmetic environmental impact assessments

PM Fearnside - Water Alternatives, 2015 - water-alternatives.org
Brazil's planned São Luiz do Tapajós dam is a key part of a massive plan for hydropower
and navigable waterways in the Tapajós basin and on other Amazon River tributaries. The …

Impactos das hidrelétricas na Amazônia ea tomada de decisão

PM Fearnside - Novos Cadernos NAEA, 2019 - periodicos.ufpa.br
As barragens brasileiras na Amazônia têm grandes impactos sociais e ambientais, que são
sistematicamente subestimados nos Estudos de Impacto Ambiental (EIA) no processo de …

Represas hidroeléctricas en la Amazonia brasileña: impactos ambientales y sociales

P Martin Fearnside - 2019 - gredos.usal.es
Las represas amazónicas de Brasil tienen importantes impactos sociales y ambientales que
sistemáticamente se subestiman en los estudios de impacto ambiental (EIA) presentados …

Development and environmental conflicts in Brazil: challenges for anthropology and anthropologists

A Zhouri, R Oliveira - Vibrant: Virtual Brazilian Anthropology, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
In the last three decades, since the democratization of the country and the rise of
environmental concerns, Brazil has created a regulatory framework capable of dealing with …

[PDF][PDF] Desmonte da legislação ambiental brasileira

PM Fearnside - Mov. Socioambientais, 2019 - researchgate.net
A erosão da legislação e do licenciamento ambiental no Brasil está em andamento há
algumas décadas, após um período de reforço dessas áreas. A época de reforço incluiu tais …

[PDF][PDF] Impactos ambientais e sociais de barragens hidrelétricas na Amazônia brasileira: As implicações para a indústria de alumínio

PM Fearnside - Hidrelétricas na Amazônia: Impactos Ambientais e …, 2015 - academia.edu
RESUMO A fundição de alumínio consome grandes quantidades de energia elétrica e
contribui para impulsionar a construção de barragens em todo o mundo. O Brasil planeja …

Bio-sociocultural aesthetics: indigenous Ramkokamekra-Canela gardening practices and varietal diversity maintenance in Maranhão, Brazil

T Miller - 2015 - ora.ox.ac.uk
This thesis is an attempt to bring to light the value and importance of gardening and varietal
diversity maintenance in the indigenous Jê-speaking Ramkokamekra-Canela community of …