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Environmental challenges for the Belt and Road Initiative

Fernando Ascensão (fernandoascensao@gmail.com), Lenore Fahrig, Anthony P. Clevenger, Richard T. Corlett, Jochen A. G. Jaeger, William F. Laurance and Henrique M. Pereira
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Fernando Ascensão: Universidade do Porto
Lenore Fahrig: Carleton University
Anthony P. Clevenger: Montana State University
Richard T. Corlett: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jochen A. G. Jaeger: Concordia University Montreal
William F. Laurance: James Cook University
Henrique M. Pereira: Universidade do Porto

Nature Sustainability, 2018, vol. 1, issue 5, 206-209

Abstract: The Belt and Road Initiative will greatly influence the future of global trade. However, it may also promote permanent environmental degradation. We call for rigorous strategic environmental and social assessments, raising the bar for environmental protection worldwide.

Date: 2018
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