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Infrastructure expansion challenges sustainable development in Papua New Guinea
The island of New Guinea hosts the third largest expanse of tropical rainforest on the planet. Papua New Guinea—comprising the eastern half of the island—plans to nearly double its national road network (from 8,700 to 15,000 km) over the next three years, to spur economic growth. We assessed these p...
Autores principales: | Alamgir, Mohammed, Sloan, Sean, Campbell, Mason J., Engert, Jayden, Kiele, Regina, Porolak, Gabriel, Mutton, Thomas, Brenier, Ambroise, Ibisch, Pierre L., Laurance, William F. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6656346/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31339902 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219408 |
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