@article{fdi:010084412, title = {{R}educing adverse impacts of {A}mazon hydropower expansion}, author = {{F}lecker, {A}. {S}. and {S}hi, {Q}. {R}. and {A}lmeida, {R}. {M}. and {A}ngarita, {H}. and {G}omes-{S}elman, {J}. {M}. and {G}arcia-{V}illacorta, {R}. and {S}ethi, {S}. {A}. and {T}homas, {S}. {A}. and {P}off, {N}. {L}. and {F}orsberg, {B}. {R}. and {H}eilpern, {S}. {A}. and {H}amilton, {S}. {K}. and {A}bad, {J}. {D}. and {A}nderson, {E}. {P}. and {B}arros, {N}. and {B}ernal, {I}. {C}. and {B}ernstein, {R}. and {C}anas, {C}. {M}. and {D}angles, {O}livier and {E}ncalada, {A}. {C}. and {F}leischmann, {A}. {S}. and {G}oulding, {M}. and {H}iggins, {J}. and {J}{\'e}z{\'e}quel, {C}{\'e}line and {L}arson, {E}. {I}. and {M}c{I}ntyre, {P}. {B}. and {M}elack, {J}. {M}. and {M}ontoya, {M}. and {O}berdorff, {T}hierry and {P}aiva, {R}. and {P}erez, {G}. and {R}appazzo, {B}. {H}. and {S}teinschneider, {S}. and {T}orres, {S}. and {V}arese, {M}. and {W}alter, {M}. {T}. and {W}u, {X}. {J}. and {X}ue, {Y}. {X}. and {Z}apata-{R}ios, {X}. {E}. and {G}omes, {C}. {P}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{P}roposed hydropower dams at more than 350 sites throughout the {A}mazon require strategic evaluation of trade-offs between the numerous ecosystem services provided by {E}arth's largest and most biodiverse river basin. {T}hese services are spatially variable, hence collective impacts of newly built dams depend strongly on their configuration. {W}e use multiobjective optimization to identify portfolios of sites that simultaneously minimize impacts on river flow, river connectivity, sediment transport, fish diversity, and greenhouse gas emissions while achieving energy production goals. {W}e find that uncoordinated, dam-by-dam hydropower expansion has resulted in forgone ecosystem service benefits. {M}inimizing further damage from hydropower development requires considering diverse environmental impacts across the entire basin, as well as cooperation among {A}mazonian nations. {O}ur findings offer a transferable model for the evaluation of hydropower expansion in transboundary basins.}, keywords = {{COLOMBIE} ; {EQUATEUR} ; {PEROU} ; {BOLIVIE} ; {BRESIL} ; {AMAZONIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}cience}, volume = {375}, numero = {6582}, pages = {753--760}, ISSN = {0036-8075}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1126/science.abj4017}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084412}, }