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A global map for road building

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  • William F. Laurance

    (William F. Laurance is an Australian Laureate and distinguished research professor of tropical biology at James Cook University in Cairns, Australia.)

  • Andrew Balmford

    (Andrew Balmford is professor of conservation science at the University of Cambridge, UK.)

Abstract

Roads are proliferating across the planet. Located and designed wisely, they can help rather than harm the environment, argue William F. Laurance and Andrew Balmford.

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  • William F. Laurance & Andrew Balmford, 2013. "A global map for road building," Nature, Nature, vol. 495(7441), pages 308-309, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:495:y:2013:i:7441:d:10.1038_495308a
    DOI: 10.1038/495308a
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    4. Ina-Kathrin Spey & Denis Kupsch & Kadiri Serge Bobo & Matthias Waltert & Stefan Schwarze, 2019. "The Effects of Road Access on Income Generation. Evidence from An Integrated Conservation and Development Project in Cameroon," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-14, June.
    5. Brendan Mackey & Cyril F. Kormos & Heather Keith & William R. Moomaw & Richard A. Houghton & Russell A. Mittermeier & David Hole & Sonia Hugh, 2020. "Understanding the importance of primary tropical forest protection as a mitigation strategy," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer, vol. 25(5), pages 763-787, May.
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    7. Brendan Mackey & Cyril F. Kormos & Heather Keith & William R. Moomaw & Richard A. Houghton & Russell A. Mittermeier & David Hole & Sonia Hugh, 0. "Understanding the importance of primary tropical forest protection as a mitigation strategy," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer, vol. 25(5), pages 763-787.

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