Dam development: Value both wetlands and hydropower

John H. Matthews; James Dalton; Nathanial Matthews; Claudio Baigun; Emma Carmody; Max Finlayson; Jane Madgwick; Musonda Mamba; Belynda Petrie; Jamie Pittock; Ritesh Kumar; Junguo Liu; Francisco Rilla; Mark Smith; Kari Vigerstol; Charles Vörosmarty

Dam development: Value both wetlands and hydropower

John H. Matthews
, James Dalton
, Nathanial Matthews
, Claudio Baigun
, Emma Carmody
, Max Finlayson
, Jane Madgwick
, Musonda Mamba
, Belynda Petrie
, Jamie Pittock
, Ritesh Kumar
, Junguo Liu
, Francisco Rilla
, Mark Smith
, Kari Vigerstol
, Charles Vörosmarty

Alliance for global water adaptation
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
Global Resilience Partnership
National University of General San Martín
Environmental Defenders Office
Wetlands International, Netherlands
United Nations Environment Program
One World Group
Wetlands International, India
Southern University of Science and Technology
The Ramsar Convention
International Water Management Institute
The Nature Conservancy
The City College of New York
Australian National University

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Mike Muller seems to imply that destroying natural wetlands in the course of hydropower development is a cost worth bearing because it will reduce methane emissions (Nature 566, 315–317; 2019). I disagree: intact riparian systems are crucial for climate adaptation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	33-33
Number of pages	1
Journal	Nature: New biology
Volume	568
Publication status	Published - 02 Apr 2019

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