Work

Deforestation in Amazonia

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: In recent years, we and others have identified critical threats posed to the forests of Amazonia by the Brazilian government's plans to dramatically expand highways and other major infrastructure projects in the region ([1][1]–[6][2]). Our conclusions have been disputed by elements of the

Source: Science

DOI: 10.1126/science.304.5674.1109b

Authors: William F. Laurance, Ana K. M. Albernaz, Philip M. Fearnside, Heraldo L. Vasconcelos, Leandro V. Ferreira

Institutions: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Language: English

Topic: Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2016200950

FWCI: 11.3

Cites: 9

Cited by: 261

Related to: 10