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Planetary Boundaries and Saving the Amazon Rainforest

Planetary Boundaries and Saving the Amazon Rainforest. Dr Silvia Serrao - Neumann, Griffith University, Australia. Planetary Boundaries. (source: Rockström et al , 2009). The Belo Monte Hydro-electrical Complex. Original project: 2 large dams – 14,500 km 2 inundated

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Planetary Boundaries and Saving the Amazon Rainforest

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  1. Planetary Boundaries and Saving the Amazon Rainforest DrSilvia Serrao-Neumann, Griffith University, Australia

  2. Planetary Boundaries • (source: Rockström et al, 2009)

  3. The Belo Monte Hydro-electrical Complex • Original project: • 2 large dams – 14,500 km2 inundated • Submersion of 1 whole indigenous territory • 6,000 people displaced • 4 additional upstream dams • Total area inundated: 22,000 km2 • 12 indigenous groups affected • Revised project: • 1 smaller dam – 400 km2 inundated • No impact on indigenous territory • 5,000 people affected Source: Fearnside 2006

  4. The Region – Xingu River Basin

  5. Projected Inundated Area - BMHC Source: Seva 2005

  6. BMHC – Construction Site

  7. Planned Dams BMHC Indigenous territory Proposed dams Source: Seva 2005

  8. The Region – Indigenous Reservations Source: InstitutoSocioAmbiental

  9. Earth System Governance Global commons Source: InstitutoSocioAmbiental

  10. Re-territorialise / de-territorialise Source: Albras Source: InstitutoSocioAmbiental

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