Road and rail corridors threaten to wreck pristine wilderness as they open up land for mining with itsy-bitsy guarantee of agricultural benefits,scientists warnMany new road and rail ‘‘development corridors’’ planned to crisscross Africa in the name of economic development could slay the continent’s equatorial forests and savannahs, lead to many people invading protected areas and have only limited chances of increasing agricultural production, or say scientists in a new study. Related: Climate talks: wealthy countries should pay to keep tropical forest trees standing | Nancy Birdsall and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com