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.
The Costs and Benefits of Reducing Carbon Emissions From Deforestation and Forest Degradation in the Brazilian Amazon
The Costs and Benefits of Reducing Carbon Emissions From Deforestation and Forest Degradation in the Brazilian Amazon
Apresentação, em inglês, sobre custos e benefícios do mecanismo REDD para aplicação na Amazônia brasileira.