Campbell, Mason, Alamgir, Mohammed, Sloan, Sean, and Laurance, William (2018) Does planned road expansion conflict with the Heart of Borneo aspirations in Sabah, Malaysia? In: [Presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of of the Association of Tropical Biology Conservation]. From: ATBC 2018: 55th Annual Meeting of of the Association of Tropical Biology Conservation: linking natural history and the conservation of tomorrow's tropical ecosystems, 1-5 July 2018, Kuching, Malaysia.

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Abstract

Roads expansion is occurring at an unprecedented rate across the planet. Globally, at least 25 million kilometers of new paved roads are anticipated by 2050 with the total length of paved roads in Asia alone expected to double over the next three years. Much of this road construction is projected to occur in tropical regions including those that currently sustain exceptional biodiversity and provide vital ecosystem services. In Malaysia, for instance, the road network expanded by 87% between 2002-2013 (~116,000 km) and a further 68% (an additional ~93,000 km) over the period 2010 to 2015. Under the Eleventh Malaysia Plan (2016-2020) this rapid expansion of road infrastructure is slated to continue including upgrades and extensions to the Pan-Borneo Highway and its feeder roads. If this highway development were to proceed as planned, much of the routes will crisscross currently forested areas of Sabah, potentially imperiling some of Malaysia’s most important wildlife habitats. Further, they will penetrate some of the last remote wilderness areas in Sabah including forests currently found within the Heart of Borneo area; an area slated for protection, production and sustainable land use under a trilateral agreement between Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and Indonesia. Using spatial analyses we show that the Pan-Borneo highway upgrade in Sabah threatens multiple ecologically sensitive regions and conflicts with the conservation-based aspirations listed in the Heart of Borneo agreement.

Item ID:	55198
Item Type:	Conference Item (Presentation)
Related URLs:	http://atbc2018.org/
Date Deposited:	18 Sep 2018 00:39
FoR Codes:	05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity @ 50% 12 BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN > 1205 Urban and Regional Planning > 120506 Transport Planning @ 50%
SEO Codes:	88 TRANSPORT > 8801 Ground Transport > 880106 Road Infrastructure and Networks @ 50% 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9608 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity > 960805 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales @ 50%
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