Aluminum smelting consumes large amounts of electricity and helps drive dam-building
worldwide. Brazil plans to build dozens of hydroelectric dams in its Amazon region and in …

Abstract The Santo Antônio and Jirau dams, under construction on the Madeira River, will
have significant impacts, including flooding in Bolivia due to the Jirau reservoir's backwater …

ABSTRACT The Madeira River, which drains one of the major tributary river basins of the
upper Amazon, contributes to small-scale fisheries in Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. This paper …

Despite being considered beneficial by providing a clean and renewable source of energy,
the construction of hydroelectric dams has extremely negative implications for Amazonian …

We analyze the invisibility of fisheries and inadequacy of fishers' participation in the process
of hydropower development in the Amazon, focusing on gaps between legally mandated …

This study aimed to investigate the environmental impacts generated by the hydroelectric
complex in the Madeira River, Brazilian Amazon, based on the perceptions of local fishers …

Abstract The Madeira River is the largest tributary of the Amazon River Basin and one of the
most impacted by artisanal gold-mining activities, deforestation for agricultural projects, and …

Livelihood changes associated with forced displacement caused by large dams occur in a
context of socio-environmental transformation, raising the question on how resettled people …

Tropical fisheries, which are considered multi-species, may show selectiveness. We
analyzed the degree of selectivity of fish catches in 46 sites along the Amazon basin through …

Gillnets, which are frequently used in small-scale fisheries (SSF), raise concerns regarding
bycatch and conservation. This study evaluates the context of use and the potential …