Navjot's nightmare revisited: logging, agriculture, and biodiversity in Southeast Asia

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dc.contributor.authorWilcove, D.
dc.contributor.authorGiam, X.
dc.contributor.authorEdwards, D.
dc.contributor.authorFisher, B.
dc.contributor.authorKoh, L.
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractIn 2004, Navjot Sodhi and colleagues warned that logging and agricultural conversion of Southeast Asia’s forests were leading to a biodiversity disaster. We evaluate this prediction against subsequent research and conclude that most of the fauna of the region can persist in logged forests. Conversely, conversion of primary or logged forests to plantation crops, such as oil palm, causes tremendous biodiversity loss. This loss is exacerbated by increased fire frequency. Therefore, we conclude that preventing agricultural conversion of logged forests is essential to conserving the biodiversity of this region. Our analysis also suggests that, because Southeast Asian forests are tightly tied to global commodity markets, conservation payments commensurate with combined returns from logging and subsequent agricultural production may be required to secure long-term forest protection.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityDavid S. Wilcove, Xingli Giam, David P. Edwards, Brendan Fisher and Lian Pin Koh
dc.identifier.citationTrends in Ecology and Evolution, 2013; 28(9):531-540
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.tree.2013.04.005
dc.identifier.issn0169-5347
dc.identifier.issn1872-8383
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/85493
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Science London
dc.rights© 2013 Elsevier Ltd
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2013.04.005
dc.subjectExtinction; deforestation; oil palm; forest degradation; Southeast Asia
dc.titleNavjot's nightmare revisited: logging, agriculture, and biodiversity in Southeast Asia
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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