The future of forests and orangutans (Pongo abelii) in Sumatra: predicting impacts of oil palm plantations, road construction, and mechanisms for reducing carbon emissions from deforestation
Payments for reduced carbon emissions from deforestation (RED) are now attracting attention as a way to halt tropical deforestation. Northern Sumatra comprises an area of 65 000 km2 that is both the site of Indonesia’s first planned RED initiative, and the stronghold of 92% of remaining Sumatran ora...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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2009
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20223 |
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