In early August 2016 the environmental license to build the largest of these dams, the São Luiz do Tapajos, was denied. In addition to future expansion of hydropower throughout the Amazon, 43 dams are still planned for the Tapajos River Basin.
Soudeep Deb, Joel Smith, Ane Alencar, Isabel Silva, Michael Coe
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