oil palm and biodiversity-iucn portals in Turkey

Oil palm and biodiversity IUCN Library System

  • oil palm and biodiversity-iucn portals in Turkey
  • oil palm and biodiversity-iucn portals in Turkey
  • oil palm and biodiversity-iucn portals in Turkey
  • oil palm and biodiversity-iucn portals in Turkey

Palm oil and biodiversity resource IUCN

WCC-2016-Res-061-EN Mitigating the impacts of oil

Tree islands enhance biodiversity and functioning in oil palm

Reconciling oil palm and ecosystems Nature

  • What is the IUCN oil palm Task Force?
  • At the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawai‘i in September 2016, IUCN’s Members established the IUCN Oil Palm Task Force to undertake a situation analysis on oil palm and biodiversity conservation in the context of sustainable development. The task force released its report in June 2018. Palm oil is …
  • How does oil palm expansion affect biodiversity?
  • Oil palm expansion could affect 54% of threatened mammals and 64% of threatened birds globally. Because other oil crops have lower yields than oil palm, replacing itis not a solution. To reduce its impacts on biodiversity, palm oil needs to be produced more sustainably by avoiding deforestation and cutting non-food palm oil use. What is the issue?
  • Does oil palm plantation have a high mammal diversity?
  • Recorded mammal diversity in oil palm is 47–90% lower than in natural forest 33, 34 and strongly depends on the proximity of natural forests. Oil palm plantations generally exclude forest specialist species 35, 36, which are often those species of greatest conservation importance.
  • 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.

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