Diretrizes para avaliação dos impactos ambientais de barramentos em ecossistemas fluviais

Abstract

What environmental problem is the focus of this work? Inefficiency of the assessment of impacts of dams within the environmental licensing of Bahia state. What was the strategy of the work to help solving the problem? Analysis of scientific literature to present the main ecological concepts necessary for understanding the operation of pristine stream ecosystems, as well as the effects of dams on such systems. What is the main conclusion of the work? The pressing need for a prior environmental planning with proper approach of the management of river ecosystems subsidizing the licensing process with guidelines that allow to assess and mitigate impacts more effectively.