RT Report
T1 Amazon Basin: GIWA Regional Assessment
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Barthem, R. B.
A2 Charvet-Almeida, P.
A2 Montag, L. F. A.
A2 Lanna, A. E.
K1 environmental assessment
K1 river basin
K1 basin
K1 fish
K1 freshwater
K1 pollution
K1 Madeira river
K1 habitat
K1 ecosystem management
PB United Nations Environment Programme
PB University of Kalmar
SN 1651-9402
YR 2004
FD 2004
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8402
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8402
NO This report presents the assessment of the Amazon Basin – the largest basin on the planet and also one of the least understood. Although sparsely inhabited, the Basin is subject to extensive anthropogenic impacts through deforestation, mining, hydropower generation and agricultural activities that all have contributed to considerable changes in aquatic habitats and communities. The root causes of habitat and community modification are identified in the Madeira Basin, shared by Brazil, Bolivia and Peru, and potential policy options are presented.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 23, 2026