Conservation Biology: Finding Space for Both Crops and Nature

Richard T Corlett

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.07.082

Conservation Biology: Finding Space for Both Crops and Nature

Curr Biol. 2020 Oct 5;30(19):R1073-R1075. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.07.082.

Author

Richard T Corlett¹

Affiliation

¹ Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China; Center of Conservation Biology, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China. Electronic address: corlett@xtbg.org.cn.

PMID: 33022236
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.07.082

Abstract

Rubber plantations expanded in Southeast Asia at the expense of tropical forests. Projected future demand will likely be met by plantations in New Guinea and West Africa. A new study attempts to reconcile this rubber expansion with biodiversity conservation.

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MeSH terms

Africa, Western
Biodiversity
Biology
Conservation of Natural Resources*
Forests
Rubber*

Substances

Rubber