Designing optimal human‐modified landscapes for forest biodiversity conservation
Agriculture and development transform forest ecosystems to human‐modified landscapes.
Decades of research in ecology have generated myriad concepts for the appropriate …
Decades of research in ecology have generated myriad concepts for the appropriate …
The environmental impacts of palm oil in context
Abstract Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires balancing
demands on land between agriculture (SDG 2) and biodiversity (SDG 15). The production of …
demands on land between agriculture (SDG 2) and biodiversity (SDG 15). The production of …
Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: Scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy
There is a weak evidence base supporting the effective management of riparian ecosystems
within tropical agriculture. Policies to protect riparian buffers—strips of non‐cultivated land …
within tropical agriculture. Policies to protect riparian buffers—strips of non‐cultivated land …
Promotion of a green economy with the palm oil industry for biodiversity conservation: A touchstone toward a sustainable bioindustry
K Sakai, MA Hassan, CS Vairappan, Y Shirai - Journal of Bioscience and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Palm oil is a representative and important biomass, not only as the most edible vegetable oil
consumed worldwide, but also as a material for chemicals and biofuels. Despite the …
consumed worldwide, but also as a material for chemicals and biofuels. Despite the …
Field evidence for positive certification outcomes on oil palm smallholder management practices in Colombia
The globalization of food systems has created new challenges for sustainability governance.
Voluntary certification schemes, or eco-labels, have emerged as the primary mechanism to …
Voluntary certification schemes, or eco-labels, have emerged as the primary mechanism to …
Logged tropical forests have amplified and diverse ecosystem energetics
Old-growth tropical forests are widely recognized as being immensely important for their
biodiversity and high biomass. Conversely, logged tropical forests are usually characterized …
biodiversity and high biomass. Conversely, logged tropical forests are usually characterized …
Impact of Malaysian palm oil on sustainable development goals: co-benefits and trade-offs across mitigation strategies
Palm oil (PO) is an important source of livelihood, but unsustainable practices and
widespread consumption may threaten human and planetary health. We reviewed 234 …
widespread consumption may threaten human and planetary health. We reviewed 234 …
Soil nutrients and dispersal limitation shape compositional variation in secondary tropical forests across multiple scales
Soil resource partitioning and dispersal limitation have been shown to shape the tree
community structure of mature tropical forests, but are poorly studied in the context of forest …
community structure of mature tropical forests, but are poorly studied in the context of forest …
Enhancing the ecological value of oil palm agriculture through set-asides
Agricultural expansion is the primary driver of ecological degradation across the tropics. Set-
asides—uncultivated parts of agricultural landscapes, often on steep slopes and alongside …
asides—uncultivated parts of agricultural landscapes, often on steep slopes and alongside …
Effects of riparian buffer and stream channel widths on ecological indicators in the upper and lower Indus River basins in Pakistan
A Hira, M Arif, N Zarif, Z Gul, L Xiangyue… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Riparian buffers and stream channel widths along river networks have extremely significant
ecological influences on parameters and stressors associated with riparian health indicators …
ecological influences on parameters and stressors associated with riparian health indicators …