Natural Resource Industries and Livelihoods

Over the past three decades, the Amazonian region in northern Bolivia has experienced a process of agricultural colonization in formerly pristine forestlands.

Forest conversion for agricultural projects is the basis of several national and local government development schemes. At present, the most prominent development proposal in the region involves building a sugar mill and planting more than 20,000 hectares of sugar cane. However, consensus is lacking on whether and how such a project should be implemented, due in part to the absence of any rigorous feasibility studies.

The HydroCalculator Tool empowers citizens to analyze the ecological, social, and financial impacts of hydroelectric dams. Click through below to see how you can analyze a hydro project online or see if someone else has already posted an analysis of the project in which you have an interest.

http://www.conservation-strategy.org/hydrocalculator-analyses