Environmental Science
8 years ago

New Roads in Amazon Fuel Deforestation in Nearby Areas

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Journal of Regional Science
ROAD INVESTMENTS, SPATIAL SPILLOVERS, AND DEFORESTATION IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON*
Alexander Pfaff, Juan Robalino, Robert Walker, Stephen Aldrich, Marcellus M. Caldas, Eustáquio J. Reis, Stephen G. Perz, Cláudio Belmonte de Athayde Bohrer, Marco Lentini, William F. Laurance, Kathryn R. Kirby

Paper Summary

Road investments in the Brazilian Amazon lead to increased deforestation in areas without roads but within 100 km of new paved or unpaved roads. The impact diminishes at distances between 100 and 300 km, with mixed results, and shows higher deforestation in neighboring areas over 300 km away.

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