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Brazilian road proposal threatens famed biodiversity hotspot

Scientists and environmentalists say the road, slated to pass through Iguaçu National Park, could harm research projects and precious ecosystems.
  1. Meghie Rodrigues
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Brazil’s National Congress could soon vote on a bill proposing to construct a road through the country’s Iguaçu National Park. If the proposal moves ahead, researchers fear that it will threaten the park’s lush forest, a biodiversity hotspot that is home to almost 1,600 animal species, including endangered animals such as the purple-winged ground dove.

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Nature 596, 473-474 (2021)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-02199-x

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