The borders of BR-163 road, home to PDS Brasília, is one of the Amazon’s deforestation and fire hotspots. Image courtesy of ...

On average, for every kilometer (0.6 miles) of first-cut road, the study found an additional 4.8 km (3 mi) of secondary roads in the Congo Basin, 9.8 km (6 mi) in New Guinea, and a striking 49.1 ...