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Nature 448, 993-994 (30 August 2007) | doi:10.1038/448993a; Published online 29 August 2007
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Cashing in palm oil for conservation
Lian Pin Koh1 & David S. Wilcove2
- Lian Pin Koh is in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA.
- David S. Wilcove is in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA.
Abstract
Tropical forests in southeast Asia are under threat from oil-palm growers. This is an opportunity to combine sustainable economic growth with biodiversity conservation, argue Lian Pin Koh and David S. Wilcove.
Southeast Asia harbours 11% of the world's remaining tropical forests1, which in recent years have been under threat from the unprecedented and explosive growth in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) agriculture. The increasing global demand for products derived from palm oil, particularly in China and India, can be attributed to the oil's diverse uses.
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