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The Damming Of Nature: How China Is Expanding Its Dam Infrastructure And Potential Negative Downstream Effects On Fisheries Of The Yaluzangbu-Brahmaputra River, Stephanie M. Smith

Golden Gate University Environmental Law Journal

In light of the critical need to shift from fossil fuels as the primary source of energy, China continues to plan expansive hydropower generation projects on the Yaluzangbu-Brahmaputra River, one of the few remaining clean and biologically diverse river basin ecosystems in China. In March 2011, the Chinese National People’s Congress approved the Twelfth Five-Year Plan (Plan) for national development with specific themes and targets within the economic and social arenas. The Plan has a specific focus on “higher quality growth,” which is defined in the Plan as addressing the issues of renewable energy and sustainability. Specifically, the Plan addresses …