Secondary roads cause more deforestation than primary roads in tropical forests

Mongabay
Mar 25, 2025, 2:25 pm1.1k ptsInterestingTop
The first roads that cut through rainforests are well-known conduits for deforestation. However, new research finds that secondary roads, those that branch off the primary road, cause far more forest loss than the original roads themselves. The conservation impacts of secondary roads have not been well…

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