Sprawling roads enhanced tropical forest loss during the period 2001–2020

Sprawling roads enhanced tropical forest loss during the period 2001–2020

Abstract Sprawling road networks cutting through forested areas continue to be a potent catalyst of deforestation in tropical regions. Yet, pantropical assessments limited by the lack of high-resolution global maps of tropical forest loss induced by road networks. Here, we harnessed the road dataset...

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Main Authors: Xincheng Zheng, Jin Chen, Zeyao Zou, Shiyong Zhen, Shuang Liu, Jiazheng Li, Xueman Zuo, Sen Lin, Zhilong Wu, Ludan Zhang, Qinxian Lin, Guodong Yan, Tao Hong, Rongzu Qiu, Jian Li, Chengzhen Wu, Xisheng Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-03-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02158-8
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