Brazilian tribes demarcate territory in bid to block dams

Mongabay
By Rhett ButlerNov 5, 2014, 9:51 pm55 pts
Indigenous communities in Brazil have taken the unusual step of demarcating their own land — without the approval of the Brazilian government — in a bid to block two dams they say threaten their territory and traditional livelihoods, report International Rivers and Amazon Watch, advocacy groups that are…

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