Carbon payments as a safeguard for threatened tropical mammals

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dc.creatorVenter, O.
dc.creatorMeijaard, E.
dc.creatorPossingham, H.P.
dc.creatorDennis, R.A.
dc.creatorSheil, Douglas
dc.creatorWich, S.
dc.creatorHovani, L.
dc.creatorWilson, K.A.
dc.date2009
dc.date2012-06-04T09:13:24Z
dc.date2012-06-04T09:13:24Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:12:15Z
dc.descriptionOne reason for the rapid loss of species-rich tropical forests is the high opportunity costs of forest protection. In Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), the expansion of high-revenue oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) plantations currently threatens 3.3 million ha of forest. We estimate that payments for Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) could offset the costs of stopping this deforestation at carbon prices of US$ 10-33 per tonne of CO2, or $ 2-16 per tonne if forest conservation targets only cost-efficient areas. Forty globally threatened mammals are found within these planned plantations, including the Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) and Borneo pygmy elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis). Cost-efficient areas for emissions reductions also contain higher-than-average numbers of threatened mammals, indicating that there may be synergies between mitigating climate change and conserving biodiversity. While many policy and implementation issues need clarification, our economic assessment suggests that REDD could offer a financially realistic lifeline for Kalimantan's threatened mammals if it is included in future climate agreements.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/20478
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/76968
dc.languageen
dc.sourceVenter, O., Meijaard, E., Possingham, H., Dennis, R.A., Sheil, D., Wich, S., Hovani, L., Wilson, K. A. 2009. Carbon payments as a safeguard for threatened tropical mammals . Conservation Letters 2 (3) :123-129. ISSN: 1755-263X.
dc.subjectcarbon
dc.subjectdeforestation
dc.subjectbiodiversity
dc.subjectconservation
dc.subjectoil palms
dc.titleCarbon payments as a safeguard for threatened tropical mammals
dc.typeJournal Article

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