Environmental challenges for the Belt and Road Initiative

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作者
Fernando Ascensão
Lenore Fahrig
Anthony P. Clevenger
Richard T. Corlett
Jochen A. G. Jaeger
William F. Laurance
Henrique M. Pereira
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[1] Universidade do Porto,Cátedra Infraestruturas de Portugal em Biodiversidade, CIBIO/InBio, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos
[2] Universidade de Lisboa,CEABN/InBio, Centro de Ecologia Aplicada “Professor Baeta Neves”, Instituto Superior de Agronomia
[3] Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC),Department of Conservation Biology
[4] Carleton University,Geomatics and Landscape Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biology
[5] Montana State University,Western Transportation Institute
[6] Chinese Academy of Sciences,Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden
[7] Concordia University Montreal,Department of Geography, Planning and Environment
[8] James Cook University,Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science, College of Science and Engineering
[9] Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg,German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)
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Nature Sustainability | 2018年 / 1卷
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The Belt and Road Initiative will greatly influence the future of global trade. However, it may also promote permanent environmental degradation. We call for rigorous strategic environmental and social assessments, raising the bar for environmental protection worldwide.
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页码:206 / 209
页数:3
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