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Título: Bright spots for inland fish and fisheries to guide future hydropower development
Palavras-chave: Hydropower production
Freshwater biodiversity
Renewable electricity
Fish passage
Salmon - Migration
Dams
Produção de energia hidrelétrica
Biodiversidade de água doce
Eletricidade renovável
Passagem de peixe
Salmão - Migração
Barragens
Data do documento: Fev-2022
Editor: Elsevier
Citação: TWARDEK, W. M. et al. Bright spots for inland fish and fisheries to guide future hydropower development. Water Biology and Security, [S. l.], v. 1, n. 1, 100009, Feb. 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.watbs.2022.100009.
Resumo: Hydropower production is one of the greatest threats to fluvial ecosystems and freshwater biodiversity. Now that we have entered the Anthropocene, there is an opportunity to reflect on what might constitute a ‘sustainable’ Anthropocene in the context of hydropower and riverine fish populations. Considering elements of existing practices that promote favorable social-ecological outcomes (i.e., ‘bright spots’) is timely given that there are plans to expand hydropower capacity in previously undammed rivers, intensify dam development in some of the world's largest river systems, and re-license existing facilities. We approach this from a pragmatic perspective: for the foreseeable future, hydropower will likely remain an important source of renewable electricity. To offer support for moving toward a more ‘sustainable’ Anthropocene, we provide syntheses of best practices during the siting, design, construction, operation, and compensation phases of hydropower development to minimize impacts on inland fish. For each phase, we offer positive examples (or what might be considered ‘bright spots’) pertaining to some of the approaches described within our syntheses, acknowledging that these projects may not be viewed as without ecological and (or) societal detriment by all stakeholders. Our findings underscore the importance of protecting critical habitat and free-flowing river reaches through careful site selection and basin-scale planning, infrastructure designs that minimize reservoir effects and facilitate safe passage of fish, construction of hydropower plants using best practices that minimize long-term damage, operating guidelines that mimic natural flow conditions, and compensation that is lasting, effective, inclusive, and locally relevant. Learning from these ‘bright spots’ may require engagement of diverse stakeholders, professionals, and governments at scales that extend well beyond a given site, river, or even basin. Indeed, environmental planning that integrates hydropower development into broader discussions of conserving regional biodiversity and ecosystem services will be of utmost importance.
URI: http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/54457
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