Compromise solutions between conservation and road building in the tropics

Curr Biol. 2014 Aug 18;24(16):R722-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.07.007.

Abstract

Road construction is now common through wilderness and protected areas in tropical and subtropical countries with adverse consequences for their high native biodiversity. Here, we summarize the scope of the problem and advance specific compromise solutions that reconcile development with conservation.

MeSH terms

  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation of Natural Resources*
  • Environmental Policy / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Transportation*
  • Tropical Climate