Lhe French energy giant GDF Suez has been accused of endangering the lives of Indians in the Amazon. GDF plays a leading role in the construction of dams in Brazil. He is involved in the Jirau mega-dam currently under construction on the Madeira River in the western Amazon. This dam threat of vast territorys on which many indigenous peoples, including several groups of isolated Indians, depend for their survival.
Yesterday Brazilian Indians and their supporters targeted the company's general meeting of shareholders, urging GDF to abandon damaging dam projects and listen to Indians, who were not properly consulted about the project. Jirau Dam.
Indigenous leader Sônia Guajajara, who last March met with representatives of GDF and led a event in Paris, said : “The activities of GDF Suez are harmful to the environment and they contribute to destroying the voices and cultures of the indigenous and traditional peoples of the Amazon”.
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Release Date | 2018-02-06T00:00:01Z |
Edition | Illustrated |
Language | Français |
Number Of Pages | 214 |
Publication Date | 2018-02-06T00:00:01Z |
Format | large format book |