A highway megaproject tears at the heart of New Guinea’s rainforest
Laurance, William F. (2019) A highway megaproject tears at the heart of New Guinea’s rainforest. Yale Environment 360.
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The Indonesian government is building a 2,700-mile road network on the island of New Guinea, opening up some of the world’s last great tropical rainforests to development and threatening unique indigenous cultures. Can international pressure force Indonesia to scale back this megaproject?
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| Item Type: | Article (Commentary) |
| Additional Information: | This article is freely available via the publisher's website. |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Dec 2019 04:42 |
| 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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