Impending extinction crisis of the world's primates: Why primates matter

A Estrada, PA Garber, AB Rylands, C Roos… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Nonhuman primates, our closest biological relatives, play important roles in the livelihoods,
cultures, and religions of many societies and offer unique insights into human evolution …

Primates can be a rallying symbol to promote tropical forest restoration

CA Chapman, JC Bicca-Marques, AE Dunham… - Folia …, 2020 - karger.com
With 60% of all primate species now threatened with extinction and many species only
persisting in small populations in forest fragments, conservation action is urgently needed …

Oil palm expansion and deforestation in Southwest Cameroon associated with proliferation of informal mills

EM Ordway, RL Naylor, RN Nkongho… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Oil palm expansion resulted in 2 million hectares (Mha) of forest loss globally in 2000–2010.
Despite accounting for 24%(4.5 Mha) of the world's total oil palm cultivated area, expansion …

Will oil palm's homecoming spell doom for Africa's great apes?

SA Wich, J Garcia-Ulloa, HS Kühl, T Humle, JSH Lee… - Current Biology, 2014 - cell.com
Expansion of oil palm plantations has led to extensive wildlife habitat conversion in
Southeast Asia [1]. This expansion is driven by a global demand for palm oil for products …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding global commodities trade and consumption place the world's primates at risk of extinction

A Estrada, PA Garber, A Chaudhary - PeerJ, 2019 - peerj.com
As a consequence of recent human activities. populations of approximately 75% of the
world's primates are in decline, and more than 60% of species (n= 512) are threatened with …

Small room for compromise between oil palm cultivation and primate conservation in Africa

G Strona, SD Stringer, G Vieilledent… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Despite growing awareness about its detrimental effects on tropical biodiversity, land
conversion to oil palm continues to increase rapidly as a consequence of global demand …

Cocoa farming and primate extirpation inside Cote d'Ivoire's protected areas

EA Bitty, SG Bi, JCK Bene… - Tropical …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Côte d'Ivoire is the world's leading cocoa producer, annually generating over 1,500,000
metric tons of Theobroma cacao beans. Growth of this agri-business has led to extensive …

Primate responses to changing environments in the Anthropocene

U Kalbitzer, CA Chapman - Primate life histories, sex roles, and …, 2018 - Springer
Most primate habitats are undergoing intense and rapid changes due to anthropogenic
influences resulting in many primate populations being threatened. Habitat loss and …

Biofuels and biodiversity: Challenges and opportunities

LM Verdade, CI Piña, LM Rosalino - Environmental Development, 2015 - Elsevier
The use of biofuels can result on a decrease of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions when
compared to fossil fuels. However, the expansion of biofuels crops has been either based on …

Land grabbing and the axis of political conflicts: insights from Southwest Cameroon

FA Ndi, S Batterbury - Africa Spectrum, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Large-scale land acquisition (LSLA) by foreign interests is a major driver of agrarian change
in the productive regions of Africa. Rural communities across Southwest Cameroon are …