Thursday, March 5, 2015

Infrastructure Boom Threatens World's Last Wildernesses

theguardian

Spread of new roads in developing nations is a greater danger than the dams, mines, oil well or cities they connect, as they open up untouched habitats to poachers, illegal loggers and land speculators, study says. Story here.

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