Amazon Headwaters Under Siege: 19 dams slated for Napo watershed

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By Tiffany RoufsJul 15, 2015, 11:10 am240 pts
The Napo River watershed is immense. Fed by snow from the glaciated volcanic peaks of the Andes Mountains, and by rainwater falling on steamy lowland Ecuadorian rainforests, this vast stretch of Amazonia supports diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, with significant unstudied flora and fauna.

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