Global S&T Development Trend Analysis Platform of Resources and Environment
DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/aa5437 |
An assessment of high carbon stock and high conservation value approaches to sustainable oil palm cultivation in Gabon | |
Austin, Kemen G.1; Lee, Michelle E.2,3; Clark, Connie1,2; Forester, Brenna R.1; Urban, Dean L.1; White, Lee2,3,4; Kasibhatla, Prasad S.1; Poulsen, John R.1 | |
2017 | |
发表期刊 | ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS |
ISSN | 1748-9326 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 12期号:1 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA; Gabon; Scotland |
英文摘要 | Industrial-scale oil palm cultivation is rapidly expanding in Gabon, where it has the potential to drive economic growth, but also threatens forest, biodiversity and carbon resources. The Gabonese government is promoting an ambitious agricultural expansion strategy, while simultaneously committing to minimize negative environmental impacts of oil palm agriculture. This study estimates the extent and location of suitable land for oil palm cultivation in Gabon, based on an analysis of recent trends in plantation permitting. We use the resulting suitability map to evaluate two proposed approaches to minimizing negative environmental impacts: a High Carbon Stock (HCS) approach, which emphasizes forest protection and climate change mitigation, and a High Conservation Value (HCV) approach, which focuses on safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystems. We quantify the forest area, carbon stock, and biodiversity resources protected under each approach, using newly developed maps of priority species distributions and forest biomass for Gabon. We find 2.7-3.9 Mha of suitable or moderately suitable land that avoid HCS areas, 4.4 million hectares (Mha) that avoid HCV areas, and 1.2-1.7 Mha that avoid both. This suggests that Gabon's oil palm production target could likely be met without compromising important ecosystem services, if appropriate safeguards are put in place. Our analysis improves understanding of suitability for oil palm in Gabon, determines how conservation strategies align with national targets for oil palm production, and informs national land use planning. |
英文关键词 | palm oil high carbon stock high conservation value land use conservation science |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000392402600003 |
WOS关键词 | LANDSCAPES |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/15056 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Duke Univ, Nicholas Sch Environm, 450 Res Dr, Durham, NC 27708 USA; 2.Natl Pk Agcy Gabon, BP 20379, Libreville, Gabon; 3.CENAREST, Inst Trop Ecol Res, BP 842, Libreville, Gabon; 4.Univ Stirling, Fac Nat Sci, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Austin, Kemen G.,Lee, Michelle E.,Clark, Connie,et al. An assessment of high carbon stock and high conservation value approaches to sustainable oil palm cultivation in Gabon[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS,2017,12(1). |
APA | Austin, Kemen G..,Lee, Michelle E..,Clark, Connie.,Forester, Brenna R..,Urban, Dean L..,...&Poulsen, John R..(2017).An assessment of high carbon stock and high conservation value approaches to sustainable oil palm cultivation in Gabon.ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS,12(1). |
MLA | Austin, Kemen G.,et al."An assessment of high carbon stock and high conservation value approaches to sustainable oil palm cultivation in Gabon".ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS 12.1(2017). |
条目包含的文件 | 条目无相关文件。 |
除非特别说明,本系统中所有内容都受版权保护,并保留所有权利。
修改评论