China-backed Sumatran dam threatens the rarest ape in the world
Laurance, William F. (2018) China-backed Sumatran dam threatens the rarest ape in the world. The Conversation, 4 May 2018.
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[Extract] The plan to build a massive hydropower dam in Sumatra as part of China’s immense Belt and Road Initiative threatens the habitat of the rarest ape in the world, which has only 800 remaining members.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commentary) |
| Keywords: | belt & road initiative, Chinese dam, poaching, roads, Sumatra, Tapanuli Orangutan |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jul 2018 05:06 |
| FoR Codes: | 05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9608 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity > 960899 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity of Environments not elsewhere classified @ 100% |
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