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One of the biggest threats to the Leuser Ecosystem is the building of road networks through the forest. The expansion of roads and settlements into this area lead to increased deforestation and allows illegal logging and poaching to be undertaken with greater ease. A proposed road network known as "Ladia Galaska" which would connect the east and west coasts of Aceh and cut through the Leuser Ecosystem in at least nine places would have a devastating effect on the area's wildlife, many of which will not cross a road. The plans for the proposed road comprise 450 kilometres of main road plus more than 1200 kilometres of minor roads, the majority of which would lie within the boundaries of the Leuser Ecosystem. Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo: Paul Hilton

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One of the biggest threats to the Leuser Ecosystem is the building of road networks through the forest. The expansion of roads and settlements into this area lead to increased deforestation and allows illegal logging and poaching to be undertaken with greater ease. A proposed road network known as "Ladia Galaska" which would connect the east and west coasts of Aceh and cut through the Leuser Ecosystem in at least nine places would have a devastating effect on the area's wildlife, many of which will not cross a road. The plans for the proposed road comprise 450 kilometres of main road plus more than 1200 kilometres of minor roads, the majority of which would lie within the boundaries of the Leuser Ecosystem. Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo: Paul Hilton