Research
Making scientific research accessible
Here, you’ll find easy-to-read summaries of scientifically rigorous, evidence-based and peer-reviewed publications from around the world to help you better plan, build, and manage ecologically sustainable linear infrastructure.
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Animal Detection and Driver Warning Systems – a potential solution for wildlife-vehicle collisions & loss of landscape connectivity on secondary roads
Animal Detection and Driver Warning Systems may be an appropriate solution where over- and underpasses are not feasible along secondary roads. In this pilot, we found a 66% reduction in wildlife-vehicle collisions at a road section equipped with an Animal Detection and Driver Warning System in southern Sweden.
A cost-effective approach to incorporate landscape connectivity in Environmental Impact Assessments
We present a simple framework for a landscape level approach to identify species road crossing needs and priority sites for implementation. Our approach permits pro-active, scenario-based planning for wildlife friendlier roads that can easily be incorporated into EIAs.
Steps to improve connectivity consideration in EIAs for road projects
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) for planned road projects usually neglect landscape-scale effects. We discuss 14 necessary steps to better assess ecological connectivity in EIA and reduce its degradation and/or loss.