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 ...

Researchers have developed a tool that reliably predicts where destructive new roads are likely to carve through tropical ...

New research tries to anticipate road building to identify areas in the Amazon, Asia and Africa that are likely to face ...

An illegal dirt road ripping through protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon is now just a few miles shy of connecting two of the worst areas of deforestation in the region, according to satellite ...

Between 2022 and 2025 at least 62 kilometers (39 miles) of roads were opened in Achuar territory in southern Ecuador, several without environmental permits or technical studies. Global Forest Watch ...

An illegal dirt road ripping through protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon is now only a few miles shy of connecting two of the worst areas of deforestation in the region, according to satellite ...

Reporter John Otis along with photographer Bruno Kelly traveled the length of the road, known as BR-319, for this story. BR-319 HIGHWAY, Brazil — This road trip starts on water. That's because the ...

An aerial view of the BR-319 highway where it meets the Igapó Açu River in São Sebastião, Brazil, on Sept. 24. The community is a stopping point for travelers and tourists. (Bruno Kelly for NPR) ...