Experts seek ways to mitigate environmental impacts of infrastructure boom in Asia Pacific

Academics, activists and officials from countries in the region last week gathered in Malaysia"s capital to explore ways to boost the socio-economic advantages of road projects without severely impacting the environment...The conference, "Infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific: Promoting Benefits & Limiting Environmental Risks," was hosted by the Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science of Australia"s James Cook University. In focus was infrastructure development in Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea.Click on the link below to read the full story.