A mega-highway threatens South America’s vulnerable Gran Chaco

Mongabay
Jun 8, 2023, 9:00 am105 pts
The Gran Chaco, South America’s second-largest forest after the Amazon, has been steadily replaced by croplands and cattle ranches for decades. Now, the semiarid lowland faces a new threat: the Bioceanic Corridor mega-highway that cuts through the Chaco to connect Chile and Brazil via Argentina and Paraguay.…

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