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Logging and conversion of tropical forests to oil palm plantations have wide effects on ecosystems, study shows

  • A study published in Science shows that logging and conversion of tropical forests to oil palm plantations have significant environmental impacts.
  • The research indicates that conversion to oil palm plantations affects biodiversity more than logging alone.
  • The study suggests that logged forests still maintain biodiversity and should not be converted to oil palm plantations.
  • Professor Andrew Hector emphasizes that selective logging and conversion have different impacts on forest ecosystems.
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Don't write off logged tropical forests -- converting to oil palm plantations has even wider effects on ecosystems

A research team has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ecosystems. The results demonstrate that logging and conversion have significantly different and cumulative environmental impacts.

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Tropical forests can be revived after logging – if they’re not turned into oil palm plantations

A green-crested lizard. Biodiversity remained relatively high even after logging of old growth forests, suggesting that there is value in conserving logged forests. Charlie Marsh, CC BY-NC-NDIn parts of the tropics like the island of Borneo, the pace of environmental change has been dramatic. Not long ago, the forests that covered most of the island were largely intact. But in recent decades, the scale of logging has intensified, and more areas…

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Logging and conversion of tropical forests to oil palm plantations have wide effects on ecosystems, study shows

A research team led by the University of Oxford has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ecosystems. The results demonstrate that logging and conversion have significantly different and cumulative environmental impacts. The results were published 10 January in Science.

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Environmental News Network - Don’t Write Off Logged Tropical Forests – Converting to Oil Palm Plantations Has Even Wider Effects on Ecosystems

A research team led by the University of Oxford has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantation affect tropical forest ecosystems.

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Logged tropical forests are still valuable for biodiversity, study

A research team led by the University of Oxford has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ecosystems. The results demonstrate that these have significantly different and cumulative environmental impacts - and that logged forests should not be immediately ‘written off’ for conversion to

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