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Restoration planning: scientific ideals vs real-world limitations Ecological restoration is a powerful conservation tool, but it can also be used to achieve political and economic aims. What drove funding allocation in a large restoration program and what does this mean for restoration planning broadly?
Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science Seminar Series, James Cook University Watch Video Society for Conservation Biology Oceania Conservation Policy Seminar Series (no video) |
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Ghost Roads and the survival of tropical forestsOver half of the roads in the tropical Asia-Pacific region are not included in existing road maps. These unmapped roads have serious implications for environmental conservation and management.
Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science Seminar Series, University of Queensland Watch Video (recommended version) Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science Seminar Series, James Cook University Watch Video |
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Re-routing a major road to spare nature and moneyConstruction of a major mining road threatens the Harapan Forest of Sumatra, an important tract of lowland rainforest hosting elephants and tigers. We provide alternative road routes that would limit the destruction and reduce costs.
International Conference on Ecology and Transportation (ICOET 2021) Watch Video |