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Published online 19 May 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060515-18
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Three Gorges dam set in stone
Now that China's massive dam has been built, what will it mean for the environment?
The last load of concrete is due to be poured at China's Three Gorges project on 20 May, completing the main wall of the world's biggest dam. Although the huge structure promises to control flooding on the Yangtze River and provide copious hydroelectric power, many fear that it could also have damaging social and environmental repercussions.
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