Brian Garvey – The Conversation

Indigenous activists have long been protesting the Belo Monte complex. International Rivers/Flickr

November 1, 2021

This Amazon dam is supposed to provide clean energy, but it’s destroying livelihoods and unique species

Brian Garvey, University of Strathclyde and Sonia Magalhaes, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)

Diverting water to a hydroelectric dam might seem eco-friendly, but the devastating consequences to local ecosystems cannot be ignored.

EPA-EFE/Joedson Alves

May 30, 2020

Brian Garvey, University of Strathclyde and Mauricio Torres, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)

A repeat of 2019’s disastrous fire season is possible in 2020, and it would have dire consequences.

Members of the Huni Kuin community survey the damage after a fire on August 22. Centro Huwã Karu Yuxibu via Facebook

September 2, 2019

Brian Garvey, University of Strathclyde ; Jose Alves, Universidade Federal do Acre (UFAC), and Maria de Jesus Morais, Universidade Federal do Acre (UFAC)

Huwã Karu Yuxibu, the cultural centre of the Huni Kuin indigenous group in the Amazonian state of Acre, was destroyed by fire in August.