Monday, May 16, 2005

Researchers Have Mapped The Dams Of The World

Science Daily article:

"More than half of the world's large rivers are fragmented and regulated by dams. The largest and the most biologically and geographically diverse rivers are all affected. This is shown by a global study that is published in this week's issue of the journal Science........

"The research project has amongst others been funded by WWF Sweden, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)/World Water Assessment Programme, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and World Resources Institute."

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