Balancing hydropower and biodiversity in the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong
Release Date:
January 8, 2016
From Science: "The world's most biodiverse river basins—the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong—are experiencing an unprecedented boom in construction of hydropower dams. These projects address important energy needs, but advocates often overestimate economic benefits and underestimate far-reaching effects on biodiversity and critically important fisheries."