How Roads Can Cause Economic and Social Meltdown Infrastructure ExpansionBill LauranceJune 3, 2017roads, highways, infrastructure, deforestation, carbon emissions, poaching, wildlife, wildfires, Pandora's Box, video, land-use planning, economic benefits, social stability, social benefits, jobs, politics, development policyComment
Road Rage: The Real Reason Roads Are So Dangerous Infrastructure ExpansionBill LauranceMay 25, 2017roads, highways, infrastructure, Asia, Africa, Amazon, poaching, deforestation, land-use planning, land-use change, climate change, global warming, James Cook University, TESS, ALERT, developing countries, developing nationsComment
ALERT Debate: Palm Oil in Africa ConservationBill LauranceJanuary 13, 2017oil palm, palm oil, Africa, Southeast Asia, Joshua Linder, Erik Meijaard, Thomas Struhaker, Carolyn Josh Robinson, Marc Ancrenaz, Serge Wich, Palm Oil Paradox, GRASP, apes, gorillas, chimpanzees, bon, bonobo, gibbon, deforestation, land-use planning, land-use zoning, governance, frontier development Comments
ALERT's Biggest Conservation Stories of 2016 ConservationBill LauranceJanuary 2, 2017extinction, species extinction, habitat loss, habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation, infrastructure, roads, dams, poaching, 2016, Africa, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Leuser Ecosystem, Nigeria, development corridors, giraffe, Cheetah, Brazilian Amazon, Brazilian Forest Code, Amazon rainforest, Sumatra, geothermal project, hydroelectric dam, Congo, Congo megadams, Bangladesh, tigers, India waterways, wilderness, global human footprint, genetic diversity, China, illegal wildlife trade, overfishing, overhunting, land-use planning, Zero-deforestation agreement, ivory trade, rhino horn, orangutan, Elephant, mass extinction Comment
Standing Tall for Imperiled Giraffes WildlifeBill LauranceDecember 14, 2016giraffe, extinction, IUCN, Africa, savanna, molecular genetics, population growth, mining, China, development corridors, mining exports, poaching, WWF Living Planet Report, governance, land-use planning, protected areasComment
Human Impacts on the Planet are Severe but Slowing Down ConservationBill LauranceAugust 28, 2016global human footprint, agriculture, cities, population growth, food production, farming efficiency, yield gaps, land-use planning, deforestation, biodiversity, climate change, Oscar Venter, Bill Laurance, James Watson, roads, infrastructure, urban area, economic growth, developing nations, consumption, wildernessComment
Key Trends to Watch: Perils and Promise for Rainforests in 2016 RainforestsBill LauranceJanuary 7, 2016rainforest, 2016, deforestation, carbon emissions, commodity prices, timber, oil palm, soy, beef, oil, mining, minerals, China, roads, infrastructure, Africa, El Nino, drought, Godzilla, Indonesia, haze, peat fires, peatland, Southeast Asia, Brazil, recession, exports, hydroelectric dams, Amazon, Mata Atlantica, Atlantic forests, President Dilma, Zero-deforestation agreement, no-deforestation pledge, wood pulp, land-use planning, Malaysia, Paris COP, REDD, REDD+, global warming, climate change, biodiversity, scientific uncertaintyComment
A Vital New Initiative to Learn How Roads Are Imperiling Nature Infrastructure ExpansionBill LauranceDecember 16, 2015RoadLess, E.C. Joint Research Center, Steve Peedell, Frederic Achard, deforestation, poaching, roads, rainforests, carbon trading, land zoning, land-use planning, wilderness, illegal mining, logging, Congo Basin, Amazon, Peru, Brazil, illegal roads, logging roads, crowdsourcing, satellite imageryComment
Will new supercrops feed the world and help save nature? Bill LauranceOctober 8, 2014supercrops, oil palm, palm oil, land sparing, deforestation, tropical forests, land-use planning, land zoning, agriculture, biofuels, global food demand, food security, tropical rainforestsComment
