| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7469793 | Global Environmental Change | 2015 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
- High demand has led to widespread conversion of marginal areas to rubber in SE Asia.
- We estimate that 57% of plantations in continental SE Asia may not be sustainable.
- There is widespread evidence for plantation failures, with severe economic impacts.
- Frequently, high-biodiversity land is converted to rubber in marginal areas.
- Current rubber planting trends thus bear a high risk of loss-loss scenarios.
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Authors
Antje Ahrends, Peter M. Hollingsworth, Alan D. Ziegler, Jefferson M. Fox, Huafang Chen, Yufang Su, Jianchu Xu,