Brazil’s São Luiz do Tapajós Dam: The Art of Cosmetic Environmental Impact Assessments
Brazil’s planned São Luiz do Tapajós dam is a key part of a massive plan for hydropower and navigable waterways in the Tapajós basin and on other Amazon River tributaries. The dam’s Environmental Impact Study (EIA) illustrates the fragility of protections. EIAs are supposed to provide input to decis...
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Water Alternatives Association
2015-10-01
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Online Access: | http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol8/v8issue3/297-a8-3-5/file |