The human population is projected to reach 11 billion this century, with the greatest
increases in tropical developing nations. This growth, in concert with rising per-capita …

It is projected that 25 million km of new paved roads will be developed globally by 2050—
enough to encircle the planet more than 600 times. Roughly 90% of new roads will be built …

The number and extent of roads will expand dramatically this century. Globally, at least 25
million kilometres of new roads are anticipated by 2050; a 60% increase in the total length of …

Abstract The Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015 shows that deforestation has
slowed and afforestation has increased globally during 1990–2015. Planted forests have …

Infrastructures, such as roads, mines, and hydroelectric dams, are proliferating explosively.
Often, this has serious direct and indirect environmental impacts. We highlight nine issues …

Africa is on the verge of a mining boom. We review the environmental threats from African
mining development, including habitat alteration, infrastructure expansion, human migration …

Primates in peril: the significance of Brazil, Madagascar, Indonesia and the Democratic
Republic of the Congo for global primate conservation [PeerJ] Related research Download …

Abstract The Central African region hosts the largest continuous tract of forest in Africa,
regulating global climate while providing essential resources and livelihoods for millions of …

Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa is typically regarded as land abundant, and previous efforts to
estimate the true extent of potentially available cropland (PAC) have largely affirmed this …

Summary In sub-Saharan Africa, dozens of major" development corridors" have been
proposed or are being created to increase agricultural production [1–4], mineral exports [5 …