Trees and forests: Megaprojects risk pushing forests past tipping point – (...)
Mainstream Mainstream, VOL LVIII No 52, New Delhi, December 12, 2020 Trees and forests: Megaprojects risk pushing forests past tipping point – report | Damian Carrington Friday 11 December 2020 Huge road, energy and mining projects driving into heart of world’s remaining forests Infrastructure megaprojects risk pushing the world’s remaining forests past a “dangerous tipping point” and making climate targets unachievable, a report says. Tens of thousands of miles of roads and railways are planned alongside mines and dams, opening up the forests of South America, south-east Asia and c...
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