Abstract Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires balancing
demands on land between agriculture (SDG 2) and biodiversity (SDG 15). The production of …

Most palm oil currently available in global markets is sourced from certified large-scale
plantations. Comparatively little is sourced from (typically uncertified) smallholders. We …

Wetland ecosystems are essential for maintaining biological diversity and are significant
elements of the global landscape. However, the biodiversity of wetlands has been …

Effective management of a socio-ecological system (SES) requires a good understanding
of:(i) ecosystem functionality,(ii) interactions between social and ecological units, and (iii) …

Biodiversity has been devastated globally in the past hundred years, largely because of land
conversion and agricultural intensification. Conversion of tropical forest to oil palm …

In recent years, due to human activities and global climate change, the number and area of
waterbird habitats in Yancheng coastal wetlands, a newly established world natural heritage …

Oil palm and biodiversity Page 1 Oil palm and biodiversity A situation analysis by the IUCN Oil
Palm Task Force INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE Meijaard, E …

Certification has advanced efforts to increase the environmental sustainability of oil palm
agriculture. However, there is little consensus among stakeholders on what type of farming …

Herbicide overuse decimates understory vegetation, including those beneficial plants which
may lead to a reduction of some production‐related ecosystem services such as nutrient …

As a result of waterbird population declines, several habitat studies have been undertaken.
Nonetheless, a vast majority of these studies fall short of a full assessment of the underlying …