Research
Making scientific research accessible
Here you’ll find easy-to-read summaries of scientifically rigorous, evidence-based and peer-reviewed publications from around the world to help you better plan, build and manage ecologically sustainable linear infrastructure.
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Critically endangered Western Chimpanzees affected by roads up to 17.2 km away
We calculated that the effects of roads on the critically endangered western chimpanzee extends to an average of 17.2 km from major roads and 5.4 km from minor roads. Our results enable development planners, government regulators, project funders and conservationists to better avoid and mitigate road impacts on chimpanzees.
Transportation infrastructure is a growing but under-appreciated threat to the world’s primates.
The expansion of transportation and service corridors (T&S) (i.e., roads, railways and utility and service lines) poses a significant yet underappreciated threat to many species of wildlife. We conducted the first comprehensive systematic review of the impact of T&S corridors on primates at a global scale, and we show that primate species are more threatened by T&S corridors than previously reported. We also show that impacts are diverse and multifaceted, and that only a minority of studies focused on mitigation implementation and evaluation.