Series of small dams pose big cumulative risk to Amazon’s fish and people

Mongabay
Jan 3, 2023, 7:00 am288 pts
Large hydropower dams that obstruct the Amazon basin have long come under fire for their environmental and cultural impact — Belo Monte being the most prominent example. Yet a bigger threat is the cumulative damage from dams created by small hydropower plants and small-scale fish farming, reveals a new study,…

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