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By Diego Cevallos

Wave of Opposition Hits Hydroelectric Dams

Local residents are trying in several Latin American countries -- from the Papagayo River in Mexico to the Baker River in southern Chile -- to stop major hydroelectric projects.

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Monument to Chernobyl victims, outside Moscow. / OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev

By Julio Godoy

Chernobyl's Elusive Bottom Line

No one knows exactly how many more people will die from the effects of the nuclear accident in Ukraine 20 years ago. Some say 4,000 more, but others argue the total could reach 100,000.

By José Luis Alcázar

Steelmaker's Departure Clouds Bilateral Relations

The withdrawal of the Brazilian company EBX from Bolivia means that thousands of hectares of forests are safe -- but bilateral relations have been hurt.

In this section, Tierramérica shares letters from our readers. If you'd like to send us your comments, please write to: cartas@tierramerica.org.

New native forests law in Chile... More carbon credits in Andean pact... Sugarcane juice for fuel in Cuba... Honduran soldiers guard the forests... Protecting flora and fauna names in Brazil...

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