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January 20, 2017.Dead trees in flooded forestlands from dam construction on the Rio Araguari, approximately 50 miles north of Macapa, Amapà¡ state, Brazil. One large dam has been built in Amapà¡ state, destroying hundreds of square kilometres of rainforest, and many more small- and medium-sized dams are planned. While the energy generated from these hydropower projects goes to the grid and rural people in the state that have little to no electricity, the dams actually contribute a large amount of CO2 emissions from their construction and the yearly flooding during wet season, which creates methane as vegetation is drowned by the rising waters. (Daniel Beltrá) NO SALES, THIS MATERIAL IS FOR SINGLE USE PUBLICATIONS IN PRINT OR FOR A TEMPORARY ONLINE PUBLICATION, AND MAY BE USED EXCLUSIVELY TO PUBLICIZE THE 2018 WORLD PRESS CONTEST AND EXHIBITION. IT MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED AS PART OF AN ARTICLE OR ANY OTHER ITEM THAT CONTAINS NO DIRECT LINK TO WORLD PRESS PHOTO AND ITS ACTIVITIES. THE PICTURE MAY NOT BE CROPPED OR MANIPULATED IN ANY WAY. KEYSTONE PROVIDES ACCESS TO THIS PUBLICLY DISTRIBUTED HANDOUT PHOTO. THE COPYRIGHT IS OWNED BY A THIRD PARTY.