A 4,000 kilometer highway is being build in Papua which will cut through some of the most unique and ecologically important parts of our planet. This will open up opportunities for large-scale deforestation and industrial development which will have huge environmental and social consequences. Find out more at www.global-roadmap.org Film made by Laurie Hedges in collaboration with James Cook University, TESS Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainable Science, and ALERT

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