03-09-2016 17:28 via theguardian.com

Latin America's largest Ramsar Site facing 586 km transmission line

Indigenous peoples in Peru’s Amazon demand to be consulted about electricity project that would cut through their territoriesIndigenous peoples in Peru are demanding to be consulted about a proposed electricity transmission line that would run for approximately 586 kms through the Amazon. The stated aim of the line is to connect Iquitos in Peru’s northeast, often described as the world’s largest city or town without road or rail access, to the national grid.Doing so would mean
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