Belo Monte

A Usina Hidrelétrica de Belo Monte em pauta

by Philip Fearnside

Fearnside, P.M. 2011. A Usina Hidrelétrica de Belo Monte em pauta. Política Ambiental. No. 7, pp. 4-20. ISSN 1809-8185. [http://www.conservation.org.br/publicacoes/index.php?t=5]

Belo Monte: Resposta a Rogério Cezar de Cerqueira Leite

by Philip Fearnside

Fearnside, P.M. 2010. Belo Monte: Resposta a Rogério Cezar de Cerqueira Leite. Site Globoamazonia 07/06/10 http://colunas.globoamazonia.com/philipfearnside/

See Amazon Controversies:
http://philip.inpa.gov.br/publ_livres/AMAZONIAN CONTROVERSIES.htm

A Usina Hidrelétrica de Belo Monte em pauta

by Philip Fearnside

Fearnside, P.M. 2011. A Usina Hidrelétrica de Belo Monte em pauta. Política Ambiental. No. 7, pp. 4-20. ISSN 1809-8185. [http://www.conservation.org.br/publicacoes/index.php?t=5]

Belo Monte: Resposta a Rogério Cezar de Cerqueira Leite

by Philip Fearnside

Fearnside, P.M. 2010. Belo Monte: Resposta a Rogério Cezar de Cerqueira Leite. Site Globoamazonia 07/06/10 http://colunas.globoamazonia.com/philipfearnside/

See Amazon Controversies:
http://philip.inpa.gov.br/publ_livres/AMAZONIAN CONTROVERSIES.htm

Má Fé em Belo Monte?

by Philip Fearnside

Fearnside, P.M. 2010. Má Fé em Belo Monte? O Estado de São Paulo 20/04/10 [comentário on line] http://cadastro.estadao.com.br/comentarios?guid=37DEA1D617294CC784FC49E133500D9C&editoria=Economia&produto=economia&titulo_pg=Justi%C3%A7a%20cassa%20liminar%20e%20libera%20leil%C3%A3o%20de%20Belo%20Monte&url_pg=http://economia.estadao.com.br/noticias/empresas-e-negocios,justica-cassa-liminar-e-libera-leilao-de-belo-monte--diz-agu,not_14556.htm

Belo Monte: Globo Amazônia série completa

by Philip Fearnside

Fearnside, P.M. 2009-2010. Belo Monte: Globo Amazônia série completa. http://colunas.globoamazonia.com/philipfearnside/

O lado obscuro de Belo Monte

by Philip Fearnside

Fearnside, P.M. 2010. O lado obscuro de Belo Monte. Retrato do Brasil, No. 37, agosto de 2010, p. 3. (carta)

Under pressure: How our material consumption threatens the planet's water resources

by Christine Polzin

Co-authored with S. Lutter, S. Giljium, T. Pálfy, T. Patz, M. Dittrich, L. Kernegger, A. Rodrigo

The extent and pattern of our material use strongly affects the planet’s water resources. This report provides the... more The extent and pattern of our material use strongly affects the planet’s water resources. This report provides the first combined overview of the links between different aspects of material use and their effects on the planet’s water resources. As water-related challenges, such as water shortages and pollution, increase worldwide, the need for us to understand and address these links is becoming increasingly important.

Water is necessary for almost every step of the material flow, from the extraction of raw materials to their processing and recycling or disposal. This report highlights the role of water in these steps, often illustrating this with case studies and examples, and shows how the availability of water determines what and how much we can produce and how production and consumption influence the quality and quantity of our freshwater resources.

In the context of globalisation and ever more complex supply chains, water also plays an important role in trade. As water is usually required for the production of export goods, local problems of water depletion and pollution are closely linked to the local economies’ ties to the global market. This report explores virtual water flows, which can help assess the real water situation in different countries.

The findings come with a warning that Europe is neglecting the catastrophic consequences that water stress and scarcity will have in Europe and in the rest of the world, and with a call to governments to start measuring Europe’s overall water and material use.