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Deforestation, habitat loss, and fragmentation are all linked and contributing to the current biodiversity catastrophe, with hydropower being responsible for the majority of this degradation.
River damming often floods extensive low-elevation regions in lowland tropical forests, whereas formerly ridgetops frequently become isolated forest patches.
Hydropower developments should avoid flooding forests to minimise biodiversity loss and disruptions to ecosystems in Amazonian forest islands, new res..