一、引言

水利水电工程作为国家的重要基础设施，除了发挥其基本功能外，还需要在建设和管理过程中注重环境保护，以实现可持续发展。随着环保意识的提高，如何将环境保护与水利水电工程相结合成为了当前研究的一个热点。

二、什么是水利水电工程主要干啥？

首先，我们要明确什么是水利和水电工程，以及它们主要干啥。简单来说，water resources management, or water resource engineering, refers to the planning, design, construction and operation of structures for the control and utilization of water resources. As for hydropower engineering, it is a branch of civil engineering that deals with the design, construction and operation of dams and other structures used for generating electricity from moving water.

三、环境保护与Water Resources Management

Water resources management plays a critical role in environmental protection. By managing our water resources effectively we can prevent pollution by controlling waste disposal into rivers and lakes. We can also prevent flooding by constructing dams to store excess rainwater during heavy rainfall events. Furthermore, we can provide clean drinking water to communities through proper treatment processes.

四、Hydroelectric Power Plants: A Clean Energy Source

Hydroelectric power plants are considered as one of the cleanest sources of energy because they produce no greenhouse gas emissions during operation. However, their impact on environment should not be overlooked either. The construction process may disrupt aquatic habitats and affect local wildlife populations. Additionally, reservoirs behind hydroelectric dams can lead to loss of fertile land around riverbanks due to sedimentation.

五、Mitigating Environmental Impacts Through Sustainable Practices

To mitigate these impacts several sustainable practices could be adopted such as using natural materials instead of concrete wherever possible; minimizing disturbance to existing habitats; restoring affected areas after completion; planting trees along river banks etcetera.

Moreover modern technologies like fish ladders have been developed which help migratory fish species navigate upstream past barriers posed by dams without getting trapped or killed at turbines.

By adopting these measures not only will our environment be protected but also public acceptance towards large-scale projects will increase resulting in better socio-economic outcomes.

六、Conclusion

In conclusion environmental protection is an integral part in all stages - from planning & designing till execution & maintenance phase - when it comes to implementing large-scale projects like Water Resources Management & Hydropower Engineering Projects across different regions worldwide. It's important that we remember that nature has its own way dealing with things hence respecting her limits becomes paramount while creating infrastructure needed for human progress but ensuring that this doesn't come at cost sacrificing nature itself ultimately leading us down path disaster & destruction!