The socioecological benefits and consequences of oil palm
In this paper, we introduce a large-scale research programme the Sustainable Oil Palm in West Africa (SOPWA) Project that is evaluating the relative ecological impacts of oil
Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires balancing demands on land between agriculture (SDG 2) and biodiversity (SDG 15). The production of vegetable oils and, in particular, palm oil, illustrates these
African countries pledge to keep unsustainable
Palm oil expansion on this land can lead to extensive deforestation, biodiversity loss 2020 Marrakesh Declaration for the Sustainable Development of the Palm Oil Sector in Africa, a shared pledge
Oil palm expansion in Africa slowed, plantation area declined Africa's oil palm concession area dropped from 4.7 to 2.7 million ha between 2016 -2019 A 2019 collaborative effort involving
Social and environmental impact of palm oil
A satellite image showing deforestation in Malaysian Borneo to allow the plantation of oil palm. Palm oil, produced from the oil palm, is a basic source of income for many farmers in South East Asia, Central and West Africa, and
Palm oil is used in food, cosmetics, cleaning products and biofuel, and only grows in the biodiversity-rich tropics. Palm oil is important for global food security and economic development. Palm oil production increased 15-fold
The Impact of Oil Palm Expansion on
Sep 6, 20111. Introduction. Agricultural expansion is one of the major drivers of tropical biodiversity loss worldwide (Foley et al., 2005; Green et al., 2005).Oil palm cultivation is among the main culprits, owing to its huge increase in
oil palm. However, whilst the impact of oil palm per hectare is large, its high yield levels of up to ten times those of its alternatives 15 mean that relatively small areas need to be cropped to produce
bioRxivThe environmental impacts of palm oil and its
oil palm. However, whilst the impact of oil palm per hectare is large, its high yield levels of up to ten times those of its alternatives 15 mean that relatively small areas need to be
2.1 The context of oil palm expansion in the tropics 3 2.2 Geographies of production, consumption and trade 5 2.3 Structure of the global palm oil value chains 13 3 Socioenvironmental impacts
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Increasing global demand for palm oil has also fueled expansion in other parts of Asia, Central and South America, and Central and West Africa. Irresponsible expansion of oil palm plantations has
Given the planned expansion of industrial oil palm plantations in Africa and their resulting social and environmental impacts, WRM has put together information on 23 countries identified as being part
Environmental, economic, and social consequences of the oil palm
Especially in Southeast Asia, the oil palm boom has contributed to economic growth, but it has also spurred criticism about negative environmental and social effects.
58 but planted oil palm covers less than 5-5.5% of the total global oil crop area (ca. 425 Mha), due to oil 59 palms relatively high yields. Recent oil palm expansion in forested regions of Borneo,
The environmental impacts of palm oil and its
Concerns are exacerbated by the ongoing expansion of palm oil production in Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and South America 3,13. Vegetable oils from The environmental impacts of
Oil palm has good environmental qualities but uncontrolled expansion has caused social and environmental harm. Oil palm has made major contributions to alleviating rural poverty;
- What are the environmental impacts of oil palm expansion in Southeast Asia?
- Oil palm is also implicated in peatland draining and burning in Southeast Asia. Documented negative environmental impacts from such expansion include biodiversity declines, greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.
- How does oil palm expansion affect tropical deforestation?
- Oil palm expansion’s direct contribution to regional tropical deforestation varies widely, ranging from an estimated 3% in West Africa to 50% in Malaysian Borneo. Oil palm is also implicated in peatland draining and burning in Southeast Asia.
- How does palm oil affect the environment?
- Here, we discuss palm oil production and consumption trends and review environmental, economic, and social consequences in different parts of the world. The oil palm expansion has contributed to tropical deforestation and associated losses in biodiversity and ecosystem functions.
- Is industrial-style oil palm expansion happening in Africa?
- Fourth, industrial-style expansion of oil palm in parts of Africa is being driven by Southeast Asia-owned companies (Davis et al., 2020), some of which implement management practises that were developed in Southeast Asia and could therefore have a different impact within Africa's unique ecological and sociocultural contexts.
- What are the environmental effects of oil palm plantation crops?
- 3. ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ronmental effects. Numerous studies identied oil palm as a driver of deforestation and land-use change, as well as associated losses in biodiversity and ecosystem functions. In this section, we plantation crops. W e then focus in more detail on Indonesia, where we have ourselves collected
- Does oil palm expansion transform tropical landscapes and livelihoods?
- Oil palm expansion transforms tropical landscapes and livelihoods. Glob. Food Secur. 1:114–19 Schneider D, Engelhaupt M, Allen K, Kurniawan S, Krashevska V, et al. 2015. Impact of lowland rainforest transformation on diversity and composition of soil prokaryotic communities in Sumatra (Indonesia). Front. Microbiol. 6.
