An alarming new study has shown that the world’s forests are not only disappearing rapidly, but that areas of “core forest” — remote interior areas critical for disturbance-sensitive wildlife and ecological processes — are vanishing even faster. Core forests are disappearing because a tsunami of new roads, dams, power lines, pipelines and other
The World’s Forests Are On The Verge Of Collapse
Many big infrastructure projects are being pushed by powerful corporations, individuals or interests that have much to gain, often at great cost to the environment and developing societies.