Projecting global oil palm expansion under zero-deforestation commitments: Direct and indirect land use change impacts

Summary: In the last three decades, global production of oil palm has boomed, which has partly come at the expense of tropical rainforests. Recognizing this, many companies operating in the palm oil industry have committed to eliminate deforestation from their operations, often referred to as zero-d...

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Main Authors: Floris Leijten, Uris Lantz C Baldos, Justin A. Johnson, Sarah Sim, Peter H. Verburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223010489