Forest loss is significantly higher near clustered small dams than single large dams per megawatt of hydroelectricity installed in the Brazilian Amazon

Forest loss is significantly higher near clustered small dams than single large dams per megawatt of hydroelectricity installed in the Brazilian Amazon

Hydropower in the Brazilian Amazon is a prevalent form of development, but dams have widespread and long-term environmental impacts that include deforestation in the areas surrounding the dams. Small hydropower plants (SHPs) are often perceived as having reduced environmental impacts compared to the...

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Main Authors: Samuel Nickerson, Gang Chen, Philip M Fearnside, Craig J Allan, Tongxi Hu, Luis M T de Carvalho, Kaiguang Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2022-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
forest loss
small hydropower plants (SHPs)
satellite image time series
deforestation
hydroelectric dams
Amazonia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac8236

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac8236

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