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Sheil D, Bargués-Tobella A, Ilstedt U, Ibisch PL, Makarieva A, McAlpine C, Morris CE, Murdiyarso D, Nobre AD, Poveda G, Spracklen DV, Sullivan CA, Tuinenburg OA, van der Ent RJ. Forest restoration: Transformative trees. Science 2019; 366:316-317. [PMID: 31624204 DOI: 10.1126/science.aay7309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Douglas Sheil
- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), 1432 Ås, Norway. .,Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, Jawa Barat 16115, Indonesia
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- World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.,Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), 901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), 901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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- Centre for Econics and Ecosystem Management, Faculty of Forest and Environment, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, D-16225, Eberswalde, Germany
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- Theoretical Physics Division, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- INRA, Plant Pathology Research Unit 407, PACA Research Center, 84143 Montfavet, France
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- Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, Jawa Barat 16115, Indonesia.,Department of Geophysics and Meteorology, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia
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- Centro de Ciencia do Sistema Terrestre INPE, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Geosciences and Environment, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia
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- National Centre for Flood Research, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
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- Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Water Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands.,Department of Physical Geography, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Hoes OAC, Meijer LJJ, van der Ent RJ, van de Giesen NC. Systematic high-resolution assessment of global hydropower potential. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0171844. [PMID: 28178329 PMCID: PMC5298288 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Population growth, increasing energy demand and the depletion of fossil fuel reserves necessitate a search for sustainable alternatives for electricity generation. Hydropower could replace a large part of the contribution of gas and oil to the present energy mix. However, previous high-resolution estimates of hydropower potential have been local, and have yet to be applied on a global scale. This study is the first to formally present a detailed evaluation of the hydropower potential of each location, based on slope and discharge of each river in the world. The gross theoretical hydropower potential is approximately 52 PWh/year divided over 11.8 million locations. This 52 PWh/year is equal to 33% of the annually required energy, while the present energy production by hydropower plants is just 3% of the annually required energy. The results of this study: all potentially interesting locations for hydroelectric power plants, are available online.
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- Olivier A. C. Hoes
- Department of Water Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
- * E-mail: (OACH); (LJJM); (RJvdE); (NCvdG)
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- Department of Water Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
- Witteveen+Bos Raadgevende ingenieurs B.V., Deventer, the Netherlands
- * E-mail: (OACH); (LJJM); (RJvdE); (NCvdG)
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- Department of Water Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
- Department of Physical Geography, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- * E-mail: (OACH); (LJJM); (RJvdE); (NCvdG)
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- Department of Water Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
- * E-mail: (OACH); (LJJM); (RJvdE); (NCvdG)
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van der Ent RJ, Coenders-Gerrits AMJ, Nikoli R, Savenije HHG. The importance of proper hydrology in the forest cover-water yield debate: commentary on Ellison et al. (2012) Global Change Biology, 18, 806-820. Glob Chang Biol 2012; 18:2677-2680. [PMID: 24501047 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02703.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2012] [Accepted: 03/08/2012] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Ruud J van der Ent
- Department of Water Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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