scholarly journals The future of forests and orangutans ( Pongo abelii ) in Sumatra: predicting impacts of oil palm plantations, road construction, and mechanisms for reducing carbon emissions from deforestation

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 034013 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L A Gaveau ◽  
Serge Wich ◽  
Justin Epting ◽  
Daniel Juhn ◽  
Markku Kanninen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Road Construction ◽  
Pongo Abelii ◽  
The Future

The Future of the Nigerian Agricultural Industries: A Case Study of Oil Palm Production in Edo State

2013 ◽  
Vol 824 ◽  
pp. 561-567 ◽  
Author(s):  
U.J. Udosen ◽  
A.P. Ugboya
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Frequency Distributions ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
The Future ◽  
Edo State ◽  
Agricultural Industries ◽  
Fresh Fruit Bunches ◽  
Planting Materials

This study analyzes oil palm production from 2001 - 2008 in Edo State, with a view of establishing the future of Nigerian Agricultural oil palm industries. The specific objectives were to identify and quantify the factors influencing the production of oil palm, reveal the constraints to the production of oil palm; analyze the viability of oil palm production as an investment and predict the future of oil palm enterprise in Edo State. Three Local Government Areas of high oil palm concentration in Edo State were covered. Ninety selected oil palm producers from nine villages in the study area were selected. Frequency distributions and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the results. The results showed that for the period under review (2001 - 2008) on a per hectare basis, seedlings cost, and labour cost were significant inputs, positively influencing the production of oil palm in the Edo State. A growth rate of 6.2% and 23.5% were projected for oil palm with reference to palm oil and fresh fruit bunches (FFB), respectively, up to the year 2020, an indication that oil palm production in the State is viable and the future is bright. The study revealed that inadequate storage facilities, poor planting materials and lack of government assistance, among others, are major bottlenecks in oil palm production in Edo State. However, since oil palm production in Edo State is viable, it is an indication that the future of Nigerian Agricultural Industries is bright.

scholarly journals Carbon emissions from oil palm development on deep peat soil in Central Kalimantan Indonesia

Anthropocene ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 31-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alue Dohong ◽  
Ammar Abdul Aziz ◽  
Paul Dargusch
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Peat Soil ◽  
Central Kalimantan

scholarly journals Costs and Carbon Sequestration Assessment for REDD+ in Indonesia

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 770
Author(s):  
Guifang Liu ◽  
Qing Liu ◽  
Mengxiao Song ◽  
Junsheng Chen ◽  
Chuanrong Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Opportunity Costs ◽  
Forest Conversion ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Sensitivity Assessment ◽  
Gain Loss

Research Highlights: Our findings highlight that the contribution of carbon sequestration from plantations to REDD+ will remain limited, and that opportunity costs in Southeast Asia will likely increase, due to future oil palm expansion. Background and Objectives: Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF) are significant sources of carbon emissions. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) agreed that the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Plus program, also known as REDD+, could contribute to carbon sinks in tropical regions. These reductions could serve as carbon credits that offset emissions from other sources. Materials and Methods: This study uses the cellular automaton technique to simulate the business-as-usual (BAU) scenario and the gain-loss method, to measure carbon emissions resulting from forest conversion. The output of the integration of the models makes it possible to evaluate one of the most important financial costs: opportunity costs. Two scenarios (with and without consideration of carbon sequestration) in rubber and oil palm plantations are examined. Results: A sensitivity assessment in Kalimantan, Indonesia, shows that carbon sequestration from plantations affects value of opportunity costs less than social discount rates. Further analysis suggests that oil palm plantations have a greater impact than rubber plantations. Conclusions: Our study provides a case that can be applied to other regions for evaluating the impacts of plantation carbon sequestration, and insights that can help local policymakers design a financially attractive REDD+ program in other forest areas of the world.

scholarly journals ANALISIS KOMODITAS UNGGULAN SUB SEKTOR PERKEBUNAN DI KABUPATEN BENGKAYANG PROVINSI KALIMANTAN BARAT

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakhmad Hidayat
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Location Quotient ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
Farm Production ◽  
Production Growth ◽  
The Future ◽  
Dynamic Location

The aims of this research was: (1) to find out the leading commodities in plantation sub sector in Bengkayang District Area, (2) to find out the structure and the production growth of plantation commodities in Bengkayang District Area (2005-2012). Research area was determined purposively in Bengkayang District Area of West Kalimantan. Analysis used in this research is the analysis of Location Quotient (LQ), Dynamic Location Quotient (DLQ), Classic Shift Share and Esteban Marquillas Shift Share. LQ analysis show that the leading plantation commodities in Bengkayang are Peppers, Cacao, cloves and hazelnut. DLQ analysis show that the leading plantation commodities in Bengkayang are coconut and hybrid coconut. The combined of LQ and DLQ analysis show that there are two commodities experiencing repositioning of non leading became the leading commodity in the future, ie Hybrid Coconut and Coconut. The commodities that experienced a repositioning of leading became the non leading in the future are Rubber, Pepper, Cocoa, Clove and hazelnut. While commodities that stil remain non leading in the future is oil palm, coffee and Pinang. Based on the classic shift share analysis, shows that in the period 2005 - 2012, commodities that experienced an increase in real growth in Bengkayang are Rubber, Oil Palm, Cocoa, Clove, hazelnut and Pinang. The highest increase in productivity occurred in Palm Oil and Rubber. Esteban - Marquillas shift share analysis shown that the commodities that have a competitive advantage is oil palm, hybrid coconut, cocoa, cloves and hazelnut. Palm oil has the highest competitive advantage in the amount of 8.565,97 tons. Plantation commodities which has the advantage and can improve the allocation of production growth in the plantation crop are Bengkayang Coffee, Cocoa, Clove, Pecan and Pinang. Cocoa has the highest allocation advantages in increasing farm production in Bengkayang. Cocoa is also a commodity that has a competitive advantage and excellence allocation with the highest positive value. Keywords: Plantation commodities, Leading Commodities, Location Quotient, Shift Share

scholarly journals The impacts of climate, land use, and demography on fires during the 21st century simulated by CLM-CN

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 9709-9746 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kloster ◽  
N. M. Mahowald ◽  
J. T. Randerson ◽  
P. J. Lawrence
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Fire Management ◽  
Climate Projection ◽  
Future Climate Change ◽  
Fire Emissions ◽  
The Future ◽  
In Fire

Abstract. Landscape fires during the 21st century are expected to change in response to multiple agents of global change. Important controlling factors include climate controls on the length and intensity of the fire season, fuel availability, and fire management, which are already anthropogenically perturbed today and are predicted to change further in the future. An improved understanding of future fires will contribute to an improved ability to project future anthropogenic climate change, as changes in fire behavior will in turn impact climate. In the present study we used a coupled-carbon-fire model to investigate how changes in climate, demography, and land use may alter fire emissions. We used climate projections following the SRES A1B scenario from two different climate models (ECHAM5/MPI-OM and CCSM) and changes in population. Land use and harvest rates were prescribed according to the RCP 45 scenario. In response to the combined effect of all these drivers, our model estimated, depending on our choice of climate projection, an increase in future (2075–2099) fire carbon emissions by 17 and 62% compared to present day (1985–2009). The largest increase in fire emissions was predicted for Southern Hemisphere South America for both climate projection. For Northern Hemisphere Africa, a region that contributed significantly to the global total fire carbon emissions, the response varied between a decrease and an increase depending on the climate projection. We disentangled the contribution of the single forcing factors to the overall response by conducting an additional set of simulations in which each factor was individually held constant at pre-industrial levels. The two different projections of future climate change evaluated in this study led to increases in global fire carbon emissions by 22% (CCSM) and 66% (ECHAM5/MPI-OM). The RCP 45 projection of harvest and land use led to a decrease in fire carbon emissions by −5%. Changes in human ignition led to an increase in 20%. When we also included changes in fire management efforts to suppress fires in densely populated areas, global fire carbon emission decreased by −6% in response to changes in population density. We concluded from this study that changes in fire emissions in the future are controlled by multiple interacting factors. Although changes in climate led to an increase in future fire emissions this could be globally counterbalanced by coupled changes in land use, harvest, and demography.

Molecular Research in Oil Palm, the Key Oil Crop for the Future

2008 ◽  
pp. 371-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Mayes ◽  
Farah Hafeez ◽  
Zuzana Price ◽  
Don MacDonald ◽  
Norbert Billotte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Oil Crop ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals Aircraft cost index and the future of carbon emissions from air travel

2016 ◽  
Vol 164 ◽  
pp. 553-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly A. Edwards ◽  
Darron Dixon-Hardy ◽  
Zia Wadud
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Air Travel ◽  
Cost Index ◽  
The Future

Carbon emissions from forest conversion by Kalimantan oil palm plantations

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly M. Carlson ◽  
Lisa M. Curran ◽  
Gregory P. Asner ◽  
Alice McDonald Pittman ◽  
Simon N. Trigg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Forest Conversion

scholarly journals Mass mortality of Madagascar radiated tortoise caused by road construction

Oryx ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven M. Goodman ◽  
Mark Pidgeon ◽  
Sheila O'Connor
Keyword(s):  
Road Construction ◽  
Mass Mortality ◽  
Habitat Destruction ◽  
The Road ◽  
The Future ◽  
Improvement Scheme

The Madagascar radiated tortoise, already beset by habitat destruction and human exploitation, suffered another blow when many individuals died as a result of a road improvement scheme in the heart of their range. When the authors of this paper reported the problem the Malagasy government authorities acted swiftly to modify the road to prevent tortoises being trapped there in the future.

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