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NGO: conflict of interests behind Peruvian highway proposal in the Amazon

2013-05-16 16:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: As Peru's legislature debates the merits of building the Purús highway through the Amazon rainforest, a new report by Global Witness alleges that the project has been aggressively pushed by those with a financial stake in opening up the remote area to logging and mining. Roads built in the Amazon lead to spikes in deforestation, mining, poaching and other extractive activities as remote areas become suddenly accessible. The road in question would cut through parts of the Peruvian Amazon rich in biodiversity...

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