The Pan Borneo Highway is described as an economic game-changer for the people of Sabah and Sarawak by enhancing connectivity in a part of Malaysia that’s long been difficult to access. But economic development rarely comes without cost to the environment; and that’s what environmental journalist John C. Cannon set to explore in a series of articles covering the Pan Borneo Highway for the online news portal, Mongabay.com.

Read his six-part series here.