Oil palm in the 2020s and beyond: challenges and solutions

DJ Murphy, K Goggin, RRM Paterson - CABI agriculture and bioscience, 2021‏ - Springer
Abstract Background Oil palm, Elaeis guineensis, is by far the most important global oil crop,
supplying about 40% of all traded vegetable oil. Palm oils are key dietary components …

Remote sensing of forest degradation: a review

Y Gao, M Skutsch, J Paneque-Gálvez… - Environmental …, 2020‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Forest degradation affects forest structure, composition and diversity, carbon stocks,
functionality and ecosystem processes. It is known to contribute significantly to global carbon …

Global maps of twenty-first century forest carbon fluxes

NL Harris, DA Gibbs, A Baccini, RA Birdsey… - Nature Climate …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Managing forests for climate change mitigation requires action by diverse stakeholders
undertaking different activities with overlap** objectives and spatial impacts. To date …

The environmental impacts of palm oil in context

E Meijaard, TM Brooks, KM Carlson, EM Slade… - Nature plants, 2020‏ - nature.com
Abstract Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires balancing
demands on land between agriculture (SDG 2) and biodiversity (SDG 15). The production of …

A global map of roadless areas and their conservation status

PL Ibisch, MT Hoffmann, S Kreft, G Pe'er, V Kati… - Science, 2016‏ - science.org
Roads fragment landscapes and trigger human colonization and degradation of
ecosystems, to the detriment of biodiversity and ecosystem functions. The planet's remaining …

[HTML][HTML] Yield gaps in oil palm: A quantitative review of contributing factors

LS Woittiez, MT Van Wijk, M Slingerland… - European Journal of …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Oil palm, currently the world's main vegetable oil crop, is characterised by a large
productivity and a long life span (≥ 25 years). Peak oil yields of 12 t ha− 1 yr− 1 have been …

Rapid conversions and avoided deforestation: examining four decades of industrial plantation expansion in Borneo

DLA Gaveau, D Sheil, Husnayaen, MA Salim… - Scientific reports, 2016‏ - nature.com
New plantations can either cause deforestation by replacing natural forests or avoid this by
using previously cleared areas. The extent of these two situations is contested in tropical …

Public health impacts of the severe haze in Equatorial Asia in September–October 2015: demonstration of a new framework for informing fire management strategies …

SN Koplitz, LJ Mickley, ME Marlier… - Environmental …, 2016‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract In September–October 2015, El Niño and positive Indian Ocean Dipole conditions
set the stage for massive fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), leading to …

Map** co-benefits for carbon storage and biodiversity to inform conservation policy and action

C Soto-Navarro, C Ravilious… - … of the Royal …, 2020‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Integrated high-resolution maps of carbon stocks and biodiversity that identify areas of
potential co-benefits for climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation can help …

Canopy structure and topography jointly constrain the microclimate of human‐modified tropical landscapes

T Jucker, SR Hardwick, S Both, DMO Elias… - Global change …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Local‐scale microclimatic conditions in forest understoreys play a key role in sha** the
composition, diversity and function of these ecosystems. Consequently, understanding what …