Hydropower and the future of Amazonian biodiversity
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In an effort to ensure energy independence and exploit mineral resources, thegovernments of Amazonian countries are embarking on a major dam building drive on thebasin’s rivers, with 191 dams finished and a further 246 planned or under construction. Thisrush to harvest the basin’s vast renewable energy capacity has come without proper considerationof the likely negative…