The Context of Tropical Rainforest Deforestation and Degradation

McFarland, Brian Joseph

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-63236-0_2

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“…Tropical rainforests support more than half of the world’s species ( Armstrong 2016 ; McFarland 2018 ), although they constitute only 7% of Earth’s land area. Nevertheless, no other land community sustains such a high species diversity and ecological complexity like tropical rainforests ( Lewis 2006 ).…”

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“…Tropical forest ecosystems are crucial, because they act as reservoirs of biodiversity, they are sources of timber and medicinal plants, they also act as carbon sinks and play a critical role in watershed protection ( Russo and Kitajima 2016 ; Maua et al 2018a ). Due to their diversity, tropical rainforests provide habitat for more than half of the world’s known terrestrial plant and animal species ( Lewis 2006 ; McFarland 2018 ). Globally, most forests experience enormous fragmentation as the human population increases; hence more land is needed to cater for human needs ( Mitchell et al 2006 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Tropical forests are at the forefront of species extinction crises due to widespread habitat loss and alteration ( Mwavu and Witkowski 2009 ; Vuyiya et al 2014 ; Tanui 2015 ; Mutoko et al 2015 ). Between 2000 and 2012, “the world has been losing about 0.43% of its remaining tropical rainforests per year ( Lewis 2006 ; McFarland 2018 ). Moreover, it is estimated that only 2.5% of the surface area of Earth is covered by rainforests, or approximately 8% of the land on Earth consists of rainforests ( Pariona 2018 ).…”

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An annotated checklist of the vascular flora of South and North Nandi Forests, Kenya

Melly¹,

Kipkoech²,

Watuma³

et al. 2020

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We compiled a checklist of the flora of South and North Nandi forests based on literature, online databases, herbarium collections and floristic field surveys. A combination of general walk-over surveys and plotless landscape sampling for plant collection and sight observation was used. We recorded 628 plant species representing 118 families and 392 genera, which almost double the latest results of the previous most recent survey. We found 61 species of ferns and fern allies and 567 species of seed plants, representing 9.98% of the total plant species in Kenya. Herbs were the majority (50.2%) of life forms followed by shrubs (16.5%). We report unique populations of three species out of 19 species that are widespread in Africa, but restricted to Nandi and Kakamega Forests in Kenya. Four of the recorded species are threatened globally and 16 exotic plant species were found. The recent description of one new species and two new records for Kenya from these forests, together with the comprehensive checklist is of crucial importance to the conservation of these unique ecosystems. Our results are essential to forest managers, community forest associations, conservationists, students and research scientists in Kenya and globally for implementing critical decisions for the conservation of this vital biodiversity resource.

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An annotated checklist of the vascular flora of South and North Nandi Forests, Kenya

Melly¹,

Kipkoech²,

Watuma³

et al. 2020

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“…Oil palm cultivation is essentially monoculture and results in deforestation, which leads to the loss of timber species, NTFPs, medicinal plants, wildlife, habitat destruction and fragmentation, forest fire, haze, and untreated sewage from palm oil mills, which eventually leads to water pollution, among others (Vijay et al, 2016). In addition, in-situ conservation of biodiversity is greatly hampered when primary or secondary forests are replaced with oil palm plantations (McFarland, 2017). The results from our workshop show that smallholder oil palm farmers understand both the negative and positive impacts of palm oil trade and how it affects their livelihoods.…”

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Complexities of sustainable palm oil production by smallholders in sub‐Saharan Africa

Ayompe,

Nkongho,

Wandum

et al. 2023

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Sub‐Saharan Africa is increasingly viewed as an important area for oil palm cultivation and expansion. Palm oil is a commodity that can help developing countries like Cameroon attain their sustainable development goals (SDGs) targets through poverty alleviation (SDG 1) and by providing revenue to smallholder farmers to buy a variety of food thereby reducing hunger. However, due to the many negative environmental and social consequences, the sector needs to be made more sustainable. In this study, we set out to unpack the complexities including costs and benefits for smallholder farmers to practice sustainable palm oil production. We use both gray and peer‐reviewed literature, conversational interviews with smallholder farmers and managers of certified palm oil mills, and a workshop with smallholders in Cameroon. We found that smallholders face several challenges including weak land tenure rights, the use of poor‐quality seeds and low‐yielding oil palms, and a lack of skills, expertise, and access to financing. Certification could help alleviate some of the challenges by providing access to financing, training to improve yields, access to better seedlings, and increased access to higher value markets. However, the certification cost is very high compared to the income from oil palm cultivation for most farmers. Farmers will therefore need considerable assistance from organizations and brokers to remain financially viable. Our study provides important insights to countries such as the EU, United Kingdom, and United States that are in the process of adopting legislation to regulate deforestation associated with imports of key commodities such as palm oil.

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“…Hence, palm oil production has received extensive criticism due to the substantial and undeniable environmental harm it causes. The destruction and deterioration of tropical and subtropical ecosystems, which are home to the most diverse terrestrial ecosystems on Earth, are mostly attributed to the establishment of oil palm plantations [16].…”

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Change in Sustainable Waste Management Behaviour in Oil Palm Community: Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour

Sapawi,

Ahmad,

Valeri

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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The inability to effectively manage waste has evolved into one of the most significant challenges faced in oil palm plantations, and this failure has had an impact on the operations within the plantation. This study examines how attitudes (ATT), subjective norms (SN), and perceived behavioural control (PBC) affect both behavioural intention (BI) and sustainable waste management behaviour (SWMB) in the palm oil mills of Sabah, Malaysia. The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) serves as the primary theory in this research, which uses a conceptual framework. Distributed questionnaires to the top management of 133 oil palm mills were used to gather the data, and then they were processed using Smart-PLS V4. This research found out that SN and PBC have an influence on individuals’ BI and SWMB adaptations in Sabah’s oil palm mills. The SN was shown to have the strongest association between the SWMB and BI. However, attitudes resulted in no impact on either the intention to engage in sustainable waste management behaviour or on the actions themselves. Ultimately, the findings of this study will give a framework for the governance of palm oil waste in Malaysia by contributing to the development of a legislative and regulatory framework in this area that is more effective.

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The Context of Tropical Rainforest Deforestation and Degradation

Abstract: The Context of Tropical Rainforest Deforestation and Degradation "The American consumer, seeking a good-quality hamburger at 'reasonable,' i.e. non-inflationary, price, is not aware of the spinoff consequences of his actions far away from his homeland."

Cited by 9 publications

References 10 publications

An annotated checklist of the vascular flora of South and North Nandi Forests, Kenya

An annotated checklist of the vascular flora of South and North Nandi Forests, Kenya

Complexities of sustainable palm oil production by smallholders in sub‐Saharan Africa

Change in Sustainable Waste Management Behaviour in Oil Palm Community: Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour

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