A plan to build a dozen dams in the Tapajós river basin would drive the loss of an additional 950,000 hectares of rainforest by 2032 by spurring land speculation and mass migration to the region, suggests a new study published by Imazon, a Brazilian NGO.
The analysis, which forecasts deforestation beyond direct forest losses from inundation and road construction, says the dams would increase deforestation by 8.3 percent compared to a no-dams scenario. Greenhouse gas emissions from would also rise, undermining the carbon savings often associated with hydroelectric projects.
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The original press release from grantee Imazon (in Portuguese) can be found here.
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