Belo Monte dam compensation inadequate, say traditional fisherfolk

Mongabay
By Zoe SullivanSep 9, 2016, 3:20 pm88 pts
[caption id="attachment_189225" align="alignnone" width="768"] The Belo Monte dam, built in the heart of the Amazon, displaced somewhere between 20,000 and 40,000 people, including Altamira residents, indigenous people, and traditional fisherfolk. All were supposed to be compensated for their losses by the…

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