Future of oil and gas development in the western Amazon

Future of oil and gas development in the western Amazon

The western Amazon is one of the world's last high-biodiversity wilderness areas, characterized by extraordinary species richness and large tracts of roadless humid tropical forest. It is also home to an active hydrocarbon (oil and gas) sector, characterized by operations in extremely remote ar...

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Main Authors:	Finer, Matt, Babbitt, Bruce, Novoa, Sidney, Ferrarese, Francesco, Pappalardo, Salvatore Eugenio, Marchi, Massimo De, Saucedo, Maria, Kumar, Anjali
Other Authors:	MIT-SUTD Collaboration Office
Format:	Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	IOP Publishing 2015
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95794

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