International Day of A(u)ction against dams on the Madeira River!

Today, the Brazilian government will offer the contract to build a $6 billion dam on the Madeira River, the Amazon´s principal tributary, to private companies, including Suez, Endesa and Odebrecht, in an auction behind closed doors. But you too can take part in this Day of A(u)ction!

The Madeira River dams and waterways would threaten the river’s unique biodiversity, destroying habitat for the spotted jaguar, giant otter, pink dolphin and countless other mammal species, and would affect the land and livelihoods of thousands of river bank dwellers and indigenous people.

Join our friends at International Rivers Network, Friends of the Earth, Amazon Watch and the Bank Information Center in supporting communities resisting the development of dams and industrial waterways (proposed to transport forest resources and agricultural products like SOY) on the Madeira River.

We need your help today to stop these destructive projects!

Tell the Brazilian government how much you bid for the Amazon´s principal tributary! How much is its biodiversity worth? How much do you offer for the lives of thousands of river bank dwellers and indigenous peoples? How much for the rainforest?

Call, fax, and e-mail the Brazilian Consulate in your city! Tell the Brazilian government that you are aware of the incalculable value of the Madeira River, that you are opposed to its damming, and that you know Brazil has better ways to meet its energy needs than by destroying the Amazon.

Click here to see international sign on letter.

Telephones and Emails of Brazilian embassies and consulates in the U.S.

Brazilian Embassy, Washington DC
Tel: (202) 238-2712 (Ambassador)
Tel: (202) 238-2720 (Attache for Commerce and Environment)
Tel: (202) 238-2765 (Human Rights and Environment)
ambassador@brasilemb.org (Ambassador)
rights@brasilemb.org (Human Rights)
environ@brasilemb.org (Environment)

Brazilian consulate, New York
Tel: (917) 777-7675
Fax: (212) 827-0225
consulado@brazilny.org

Brazilian consulate, San Francisco
Tel: (415) 981-6258
Fax: (415) 981-3628
brazilsf@brazilsf.org

Contact information for Brazilian embassies and consulates in cities around the world can be found at:

http://www.mre.gov.br/portugues/enderecos/consulados3.asp (consulates)
http://www.mre.gov.br/portugues/enderecos/embaixadas3.asp (embassies)