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More Than 270 Organizations, Experts and Environmentalists Call for an End to New Hydroelectric Dams in the Amazon 

Source:International Rivers
When:Nov 29 2023
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In just six hydroelectric projects in the region, more than 60,000 people have already had to leave their homes or have had their life and/or food security threatened.

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