This literature review identifies the impacts of different renewable energy pathways on
ecosystems and biodiversity, and the implications of these impacts for transitioning to a …

In 2004, Navjot Sodhi and colleagues warned that logging and agricultural conversion of
Southeast Asia's forests were leading to a biodiversity disaster. We evaluate this prediction …

Oil palm is one of the world's most rapidly expanding equatorial crops. The two largest oil
palm‐producing countries—Indonesia and Malaysia—are located in Southeast Asia, a …

Although most bird species avoid agricultural areas, nearly a third of all birds regularly to
occasionally use such habitats, often providing important ecosystem services like pest …

Southeast Asia is a region of conservation concern due to heavy losses of its native habitats.
In this overview, we highlight the conservation importance of Southeast Asia by comparing …

The growing demand for biofuels is promoting the expansion of a number of agricultural
commodities, including oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). Oil‐palm plantations cover over 13 …

Southeast Asia experiences one of the highest rates of deforestation in the tropics due to
agricultural expansion, logging, habitat fragmentation and urbanization, which are expected …

First generation biofuels provide a number of ecosystem services (eg, fuel, climate
regulation) but they also compromise other ecosystem services (eg, food, freshwater …

Clearance of tropical forest for agricultural purposes is generally assumed to seriously
threaten the survival of forest species. In this study, we quantified the conservation value, for …

The expansion of industrial oil palm cultivation threatens tropical biodiversity globally,
especially in developing countries. Driven by plans to generate economic revenue, large …