A major reduction in global deforestation is needed to mitigate climate change and
biodiversity loss. Recent private sector commitments aim to eliminate deforestation from a …

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

Land use is central to addressing sustainability issues, including biodiversity conservation,
climate change, food security, poverty alleviation, and sustainable energy. In this paper, we …

We investigate the causes of deforestation in Indonesia, a country with one of the highest
rates of primary natural forest loss in the tropics, annually between 2001 and 2016. We use …

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 …

Oil seed crops, especially oil palm, are among the most rapidly expanding agricultural land
uses, and their expansion is known to cause significant environmental damage. Accordingly …

Corporate actors are rapidly gaining ground as nontraditional forms of authority that shape
sustainability governance efforts in global food supply chains. This paper highlights the …

Deforestation and drainage has made Indonesian peatlands susceptible to burning. Large
fires occur regularly, destroying agricultural crops and forest, emitting large amounts of CO2 …

The links between plantation expansion and deforestation in Borneo are debated. We used
satellite imagery to map annual loss of old‐growth forests, expansion of industrial …

Abstract 'Sustainable palm oil'aims to eliminate deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions,
land conflicts and labour abuses from palm oil global value chains while maintaining palm …