Pará: Belo Monte Dam Does Not Meet Sustainability Criteria Of World's Private Banks, Say ...

Pará: Belo Monte Dam Does Not Meet Sustainability Criteria Of World's Private Banks, Say Rights Groups   The controversial Belo Monte Dam, slated for construction in Brazil's Amazon region, does not meet the standards of an international framework used by the world's largest private banks to evaluate sustainability, say human rights groups in Brazil.   In a letter sent to Itaú, Banco do Brasil, Bradesco, Santander, and Caixa Econômica Federal, 150 Brazilian social and environmental...

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