Preserving biodiversity is a concern, and Energia Sustentavel is collecting flora and fauna to make sure all are accounted for - the company is even stamping metal tags on turtles and tying strings around frogs.
Borrowing cash, making it... and giving it away
Last week, the federal development bank, BNDES, approved a public loan of R$7.2bn ($3.06bn) - about 70% of the total needed to finance construction of the Jirau dam in the Amazon's Madeira River.
26 February 2009 23:00 GMT
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25 November 2012 8:58 GMT
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