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Yale Environment 360: The rapid expansion of roads across the rural mountains of Southeast Asia often triggers unintended environmental consequences that in many cases undermine the socioeconomic benefits, according to an article in the journal Nature Geoscience. While international organizations have supported “aggressive” efforts to expand road networks to increase agricultural development, trade, and tourism in remote regions, poorly designed mountain roads can cause landslides, soil erosion, and increased deforestation,......
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Increase in Mountain Roads Causing Environmental Degradation in Southeast Asia
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on July 12th, 2012
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