TY - JOUR
T1 - Energy development reveals blind spots for ecosystem conservation in the Amazon Basin
AU - Anderson, Elizabeth P.
AU - Osborne, Tracey
AU - Maldonado-Ocampo, Javier A.
AU - Mills-Novoa, Megan
AU - Castello, Leandro
AU - Montoya, Mariana
AU - Encalada, Andrea C.
AU - Jenkins, Clinton N.
N1 - Funding Information:
We are grateful to many colleagues for discussions that inspired this manuscript, especially those leading the Amazon Dams Network (S Athayde, D Kaplan, and B Loiselle), the Amazon Computational Sustainability project (A Flecker and C Gomes), and the Amazon Waters Initiative. LC acknowledges the Interdisciplinary Research in Earth Sciences program (grant #NNX14AD29G). EPA, ACE, and JAM‐O acknowledge The MacArthur Foundation for financial support under the Living Andean Rivers initiative (#16‐1607‐151053‐CSD). We thank B Kays for assistance with the references. This is #928 contribution from the Southeast Environmental Research Center in the Institute of Water and Environment at Florida International University. This manuscript is dedicated to the memory of our Colombian colleague J Maldonado‐Ocampo.
Funding Information:
We are grateful to many colleagues for discussions that inspired this manuscript, especially those leading the Amazon Dams Network (S Athayde, D Kaplan, and B Loiselle), the Amazon Computational Sustainability project (A Flecker and C Gomes), and the Amazon Waters Initiative. LC acknowledges the Interdisciplinary Research in Earth Sciences program (grant #NNX14AD29G). EPA, ACE, and JAM-O acknowledge The MacArthur Foundation for financial support under the Living Andean Rivers initiative (#16-1607-151053-CSD). We thank B Kays for assistance with the references. This is #928 contribution from the Southeast Environmental Research Center in the Institute of Water and Environment at Florida International University. This manuscript is dedicated to the memory of our Colombian colleague J Maldonado-Ocampo.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 The Authors. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment published by Wiley Periodicals Inc. on behalf of the Ecological Society of America.
PY - 2019/11/1
Y1 - 2019/11/1
N2 - Energy development – as manifested by the proliferation of hydroelectric dams and increased oil and gas exploration – is a driver of change in Amazonian ecosystems. However, prevailing approaches to Amazonian ecosystem conservation that focus on terrestrial protected areas and Indigenous territories do not offer sufficient insurance against the risks associated with energy development. Here, we explore three related areas of concern: the exclusion of subsurface rights on Indigenous lands; the absence of frameworks for freshwater ecosystem conservation; and downgrading, downsizing, degazettement (loss of protection), and reclassification of protected areas. We consider these issues from the perspectives of multiple countries across the Amazon Basin, and link them directly to energy development. Finally, we offer suggestions for addressing the challenges of energy development for Amazon ecosystem conservation through existing policies, new approaches, and international collaboration.
AB - Energy development – as manifested by the proliferation of hydroelectric dams and increased oil and gas exploration – is a driver of change in Amazonian ecosystems. However, prevailing approaches to Amazonian ecosystem conservation that focus on terrestrial protected areas and Indigenous territories do not offer sufficient insurance against the risks associated with energy development. Here, we explore three related areas of concern: the exclusion of subsurface rights on Indigenous lands; the absence of frameworks for freshwater ecosystem conservation; and downgrading, downsizing, degazettement (loss of protection), and reclassification of protected areas. We consider these issues from the perspectives of multiple countries across the Amazon Basin, and link them directly to energy development. Finally, we offer suggestions for addressing the challenges of energy development for Amazon ecosystem conservation through existing policies, new approaches, and international collaboration.
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U2 - 10.1002/fee.2114
DO - 10.1002/fee.2114
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85074264740
VL - 17
SP - 521
EP - 529
JO - Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
JF - Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
SN - 1540-9295
IS - 9
ER -