/channels/taxonomy/term/5417/all en /channels/news/better-dam-planning-strategies-240951 <p>When dams are built they have an impact not only on the flow of water in the river, but also on the people who live downstream and on the surrounding ecosystems. By placing data from close to 6,500 existing large dams on a highly precise map of the world’s rivers, an international team led by Æ»¹ûÒùÔº researchers has created a new method to estimate the global impacts of dams on river flow and fragmentation. Tue, 06 Jan 2015 17:14:24 +0000 webfull 107358 at /channels /channels/news/forest-fragmentation-threatens-biodiversity-243709 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 18:23:22 +0000 webfull 108991 at /channels