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110 _aRoyal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
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245 0 0 _aTrade-offs between ecosystem protection and oil palm development
_h[electronic resource]
260 _aLondon
_bRICS
_c2016
490 0 _aRICS Research
520 _aInvestigates the ecological and economic components of forest conversion to oil palm, within a tropical floodplain system in Malaysia as a case study. Lowland forests are increasingly threatened with conversion to oil palm, as global demand and high profit drives crop expansion throughout the world?s tropical regions. Yet, landscapes are not homogenous and regional biophysical constraints dictate land suitability for this crop. The overarching goal of this research was to understand where and how to invest conservation efforts to promote forest conservation and connectivity in a seemingly high opportunity cost, oil palm dominated, floodplain landscape.
590 _aKA NTK
650 2 4 _aDEFORESTATION
650 2 4 _aCONSERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT
650 2 4 _aFLOODPLAINS
650 2 4 _aTROPICAL FORESTS
651 4 _aMalaysia
_y1965-
690 _aENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND CONSULTANCY-AGRIBUSINESS-AGRICULTURE
690 _aSustainability
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700 1 _aAbram, Nicola
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.rics.org/Global/Borneo_Ecosystem_Protection_250716_dwl_Research.pdf
_zView the research free of charge at www.rics.org
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