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Reducing forest emissions in Southeast Asia [1]

Southeast Asia witnesses high rates of deforestation and forest degradation. Large-scale deforestation for agriculture
(notably oil palm) is driven by international market demand. Small-scale deforestation is partly driven by: market
opportunities for typical smallholder crops like rubber; land races to gain or secure property rights; and

Publication Date: 
01/11/2008
Sheila Wertz-Kanounnikoff [2], Metta Kongphan-Apirak [3]
Center for International Forestry Research [4]
Tags:
Forests [5], Land Use [6], Agriculture [7], Oil Palm [8], Deforestation [9], Climate Change [10], Asia [11]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/reducing-forest-emissions-southeast-asia

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/reducing-forest-emissions-southeast-asia
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sheila-wertz-kanounnikoff
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/metta-kongphan-apirak
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/center-international-forestry-research
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oil-palm
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/asia