The human population is projected to reach 11 billion this century, with the greatest
increases in tropical develo** 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 …

Roads fragment landscapes and trigger human colonization and degradation of
ecosystems, to the detriment of biodiversity and ecosystem functions. The planet's remaining …

Deforestation and drought are among the greatest environmental pressures on the Amazon
rainforest, possibly destabilizing the forest-climate system. Deforestation in the Amazon …

Roads have a major impact on Amazon deforestation. However, the effects of the rapidly
growing network of illegal or unofficial roads in the Amazon are usually not considered. We …

Tropical cloud forests (TCFs) are one of the world's most species-and endemism-rich
terrestrial ecosystems. TCFs are threatened by direct human pressures and climate change …

It has been suggested that tropical forest and savanna could represent alternative stable
states, implying critical transitions at tip** points in response to altered climate or other …

This article presents a meta-analysis of what drives deforestation and what stops it, based
on a comprehensive database of 121 spatially explicit econometric studies of deforestation …

Forest fires and deforestation are the main threats to the Amazon forest. Extreme drought
events exacerbate the impact of forest fire in the Amazon, and these drought events are …

Linear infrastructure such as roads, highways, power lines and gas lines are omnipresent
features of human activity and are rapidly expanding in the tropics. Tropical species are …