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ALERT's Biggest Conservation Stories of 2016 ConservationBill LauranceJanuary 2, 2017extinction, species extinction, habitat loss, habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation, infrastructure, roads, dams, poaching, 2016, Africa, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Leuser Ecosystem, Nigeria, development corridors, giraffe, Cheetah, Brazilian Amazon, Brazilian Forest Code, Amazon rainforest, Sumatra, geothermal project, hydroelectric dam, Congo, Congo megadams, Bangladesh, tigers, India waterways, wilderness, global human footprint, genetic diversity, China, illegal wildlife trade, overfishing, overhunting, land-use planning, Zero-deforestation agreement, ivory trade, rhino horn, orangutan, Elephant, mass extinction Comment
The Vast Congo River to be Imperiled by the World's Biggest Dam Infrastructure ExpansionAlice HughesJune 6, 2016Inga Dam, Inga 3 Dam, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo River, Congo Basin, roads, powerlines, hydroelectric dam, Transparency International, corruption, deforestation, environmental impact assessments, okapi, bonobo, Congo rainforest, Bundi Valley, aquatic wildlife, freshwater biodiversity, malariaComment
The mega-bank that's imperiling the Amazon Bill LauranceMay 20, 2014Amazon, BNDES, development bank, bank, hydroelectric damComment
