Reconciling forest conservation and logging in Indonesian Borneo

Combining protected areas with natural forest timber concessions may sustain larger forest landscapes than is possible via protected areas alone. However, the role of timber concessions in maintaining natural forest remains poorly characterized. An estimated 57% (303,525 km2) of Kalimantan's land a...

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Main Authors: Gaveau, D.L.A., Kshatriya, Mrigesh, Sheil, D., Sloan, S., Molidena, E, Wijaya, A., Wich, S., Ancrenaz, M., Hansen, M, Broich, M, Guariguata, Manuel R., Pacheco, P., Potapov, Peter, Turubanova, S.A., Meijaard, E.
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Language:Inglés
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94724
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author Gaveau, D.L.A.
Kshatriya, Mrigesh
Sheil, D.
Sloan, S.
Molidena, E
Wijaya, A.
Wich, S.
Ancrenaz, M.
Hansen, M
Broich, M
Guariguata, Manuel R.
Pacheco, P.
Potapov, Peter
Turubanova, S.A.
Meijaard, E.
author_browse Ancrenaz, M.
Broich, M
Gaveau, D.L.A.
Guariguata, Manuel R.
Hansen, M
Kshatriya, Mrigesh
Meijaard, E.
Molidena, E
Pacheco, P.
Potapov, Peter
Sheil, D.
Sloan, S.
Turubanova, S.A.
Wich, S.
Wijaya, A.
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Kshatriya, Mrigesh
Sheil, D.
Sloan, S.
Molidena, E
Wijaya, A.
Wich, S.
Ancrenaz, M.
Hansen, M
Broich, M
Guariguata, Manuel R.
Pacheco, P.
Potapov, Peter
Turubanova, S.A.
Meijaard, E.
author_sort Gaveau, D.L.A.
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description Combining protected areas with natural forest timber concessions may sustain larger forest landscapes than is possible via protected areas alone. However, the role of timber concessions in maintaining natural forest remains poorly characterized. An estimated 57% (303,525 km2) of Kalimantan's land area (532,100 km2) was covered by natural forest in 2000. About 14,212 km2 (4.7%) had been cleared by 2010. Forests in oil palm concessions had been reduced by 5,600 km2 (14.1%), while the figures for timber concessions are 1,336 km2 (1.5%), and for protected forests are 1,122 km2 (1.2%). These deforestation rates explain little about the relative performance of the different land use categories under equivalent conversion risks due to the confounding effects of location. An estimated 25% of lands allocated for timber harvesting in 2000 had their status changed to industrial plantation concessions in 2010. Based on a sample of 3,391 forest plots (1×1 km; 100 ha), and matching statistical analyses, 2000–2010 deforestation was on average 17.6 ha lower (95% C.I.: −22.3 ha–−12.9 ha) in timber concession plots than in oil palm concession plots. When location effects were accounted for, deforestation rates in timber concessions and protected areas were not significantly different (Mean difference: 0.35 ha; 95% C.I.: −0.002 ha–0.7 ha). Natural forest timber concessions in Kalimantan had similar ability as protected areas to maintain forest cover during 2000–2010, provided the former were not reclassified to industrial plantation concessions. Our study indicates the desirability of the Government of Indonesia designating its natural forest timber concessions as protected areas under the IUCN Protected Area Category VI to protect them from reclassification.
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spelling CGSpace947242025-06-17T08:23:17Z Reconciling forest conservation and logging in Indonesian Borneo Gaveau, D.L.A. Kshatriya, Mrigesh Sheil, D. Sloan, S. Molidena, E Wijaya, A. Wich, S. Ancrenaz, M. Hansen, M Broich, M Guariguata, Manuel R. Pacheco, P. Potapov, Peter Turubanova, S.A. Meijaard, E. timber natural resources management conservation logging oil palms concession (land) Combining protected areas with natural forest timber concessions may sustain larger forest landscapes than is possible via protected areas alone. However, the role of timber concessions in maintaining natural forest remains poorly characterized. An estimated 57% (303,525 km2) of Kalimantan's land area (532,100 km2) was covered by natural forest in 2000. About 14,212 km2 (4.7%) had been cleared by 2010. Forests in oil palm concessions had been reduced by 5,600 km2 (14.1%), while the figures for timber concessions are 1,336 km2 (1.5%), and for protected forests are 1,122 km2 (1.2%). These deforestation rates explain little about the relative performance of the different land use categories under equivalent conversion risks due to the confounding effects of location. An estimated 25% of lands allocated for timber harvesting in 2000 had their status changed to industrial plantation concessions in 2010. Based on a sample of 3,391 forest plots (1×1 km; 100 ha), and matching statistical analyses, 2000–2010 deforestation was on average 17.6 ha lower (95% C.I.: −22.3 ha–−12.9 ha) in timber concession plots than in oil palm concession plots. When location effects were accounted for, deforestation rates in timber concessions and protected areas were not significantly different (Mean difference: 0.35 ha; 95% C.I.: −0.002 ha–0.7 ha). Natural forest timber concessions in Kalimantan had similar ability as protected areas to maintain forest cover during 2000–2010, provided the former were not reclassified to industrial plantation concessions. Our study indicates the desirability of the Government of Indonesia designating its natural forest timber concessions as protected areas under the IUCN Protected Area Category VI to protect them from reclassification. 2013 2018-07-03T11:01:42Z 2018-07-03T11:01:42Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94724 en Open Access Public Library of Science Gaveau, D.L.A., Kshatriya, M., Sheil, D., Sloan, S., Molidena, E., Wijaya, A., Wich, S., Ancrenaz, M., Hansen, M., Broich, M., Guariguata, M.R., Pacheco, P., Potapov, P., Turubanova, S., Meijaard, E. . 2013. Reconciling forest conservation and logging in Indonesian Borneo PLoS ONE, 8 (8) : e69887. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069887
spellingShingle timber
natural resources management
conservation
logging
oil palms
concession (land)
Gaveau, D.L.A.
Kshatriya, Mrigesh
Sheil, D.
Sloan, S.
Molidena, E
Wijaya, A.
Wich, S.
Ancrenaz, M.
Hansen, M
Broich, M
Guariguata, Manuel R.
Pacheco, P.
Potapov, Peter
Turubanova, S.A.
Meijaard, E.
Reconciling forest conservation and logging in Indonesian Borneo
title Reconciling forest conservation and logging in Indonesian Borneo
title_full Reconciling forest conservation and logging in Indonesian Borneo
title_fullStr Reconciling forest conservation and logging in Indonesian Borneo
title_full_unstemmed Reconciling forest conservation and logging in Indonesian Borneo
title_short Reconciling forest conservation and logging in Indonesian Borneo
title_sort reconciling forest conservation and logging in indonesian borneo
topic timber
natural resources management
conservation
logging
oil palms
concession (land)
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94724
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