Horizon scan of the Belt and Road Initiative

Alice C. Hughes; Alex M. Lechner; Alexander Chitov; Alexander Horstmann; Amy Hinsley; Angela Tritto; Anthony Chariton; Binbin V. Li; Delfin Ganapin; Eugene Simonov; Katherine Morton; Kemel Toktomushev; Marc Foggin; May Tan-Mullins; Michael C. Orr; Richard Griffiths; Richard Nash; Scott Perkin; Raphaël Glémet; Minsun Kim; Douglas W. Yu

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2020.02.005

Horizon scan of the Belt and Road Initiative

Alice C. Hughes, Alex M. Lechner, Alexander Chitov, Alexander Horstmann, Amy Hinsley, Angela Tritto, Anthony Chariton, Binbin V. Li, Delfin Ganapin, Eugene Simonov, Katherine Morton, Kemel Toktomushev, Marc Foggin, May Tan-Mullins, Michael C. Orr, Richard Griffiths, Richard Nash, Scott Perkin, Raphaël Glémet, Minsun KimDouglas W. Yu

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The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) represents the largest infrastructure and development project in human history, and presents risks and opportunities for ecosystems, economies, and communities. Some risks (habitat fragmentation, roadkill) are obvious, however, many of the BRI’s largest challenges for development and conservation are not obvious and require extensive consideration to identify. In this first BRI Horizon Scan, we identify 11 frontier issues that may have large environmental and social impacts but are not yet recognised. More generally, the BRI will increase China’s participation in international environmental governance. Thus, new cooperative modes of governance are needed to balance geopolitical, societal, and environmental interests. Upgrading and standardising global environmental standards is essential to safeguard ecological systems and human societies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	583-593
Number of pages	11
Journal	Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Volume	35
Issue number	7
Early online date	12 Mar 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2020.02.005
Publication status	Published - Jul 2020

Keywords

BRI
Belt and Road Initiative
China
freshwater
traditional Chinese medicine
conservation
environmental impact assessment
development
invasive species
international development
global change
infrastructure
impact assessment

UN SDGs

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Hughes, A. C., Lechner, A. M., Chitov, A., Horstmann, A., Hinsley, A., Tritto, A., Chariton, A., Li, B. V., Ganapin, D., Simonov, E., Morton, K., Toktomushev, K., Foggin, M., Tan-Mullins, M., Orr, M. C., Griffiths, R., Nash, R., Perkin, S., Glémet, R., ... Yu, D. W. (2020). Horizon scan of the Belt and Road Initiative. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 35(7), 583-593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2020.02.005

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Horizon scan of the Belt and Road Initiative

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