Economic analysis of the threats posed to the harvesting of ornamental fish by the operation of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in northern Brazil
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2019.105483
Abstract: Abstract The capture of ornamental fish is an important economic activity in Brazil. Most (79 %) of the live aquarium fish exported from this country are captured in the Amazon region, in particular in the… read more here.
Keywords: harvesting ornamental; dam; hydroelectric dam; belo monte ... See more keywords
Temples, travesties, or something else? The developmental state, ecological modernization, and hydroelectric dam construction in India
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.104642
Abstract: Abstract Hydroelectric power is the world’s largest source of renewable energy. It can encourage economic development while reducing carbon emissions, but large hydroelectric projects have serious social and environmental consequences. Democratic Developmental and Ecological Modernization… read more here.
Keywords: construction india; development; hydroelectric dam; construction ... See more keywords
Establishing baseline biodiversity data prior to hydroelectric dam construction to monitoring impacts to bats in the Brazilian Amazon
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183036
Abstract: The modification of Amazonian rivers by the construction of megaprojects of hydroelectric dams has widely increased over the last decade. Robust monitoring programs have been rarely conducted prior to the establishment of dams to measure… read more here.
Keywords: establishing baseline; construction; dam; hydroelectric dam ... See more keywords