According to scientists, the Madeira hydropower plants have affected the ... were swimming down the Aripuanã River toward the Madeira, the Amazon Basin’s largest tributary.

Bacteria in the Amazon River can break down almost all of the plant-based carbon in the water, a new study finds.

Current distribution across the Amazon Basin of (a) fish species ... of the construction of the series of hydropower plants on the Tapajós River. “The Tapajós River is one of the last ...

The Madeira River is key to the Amazon River Basin both environmentally and economically ... and it hosts two major hydropower plants that account for roughly 7% of Brazil’s energy.

plant life responds almost immediately. Getty Images As climate change warms the Amazon basin, the rainforest may become drier, like the areas bordering the Boiling River (Credit: Getty Images ...

The Amazonian biome encompasses the Amazon river basin and ... in the Amazon, hydroelectric plants are ... protected areas and indigenous land legally protect 25.5% and 27% of the Amazon basin.

For a month, Conservation Ecologist Dr. Lesley De Souza and Environmental Social Scientist Dr. Elliott Oakley worked in the far reaches of the Amazon Rainforest in South America, specifically in ...