A lack of open data standards for large infrastructure projects hampers social-ecological research in the Brazilian Amazon.

ABSTRACT: New infrastructure projects are planned or under construction in several countries, including in the bioculturally diverse Amazon, Mekong, and Congo regions. While infrastructure development can improve human health and living standards, it may also lead to environmental degradation, such as deforestation, and social change, such as loss of livelihoods. Accessible, high-quality data about infrastructure projects is essential for both monitoring these projects and studying their social and environmental impacts. As a case study, we investigated the availability and quality of data on infrastructure projects in the Brazilian Amazon by reviewing the academic literature and surveying researchers from the conservation and development community. We used the results of these surveys to identify r

SUBMITTER: Hyde JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12428534 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature