A review of the ecosystem functions in oil palm plantations, using forests as a reference system

C Dislich, AC Keyel, J Salecker, Y Kisel… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Oil palm plantations have expanded rapidly in recent decades. This large‐scale land‐use
change has had great ecological, economic, and social impacts on both the areas converted …

The rush for land in an urbanizing world: From land grabbing toward developing safe, resilient, and sustainable cities and landscapes

A Zoomers, F Van Noorloos, K Otsuki, G Steel… - World Development, 2017 - Elsevier
This article aims to contribute to current discussions about “making cities inclusive, safe,
resilient, and sustainable”(SDG 11) by linking debates that are currently taking place in …

[HTML][HTML] Unpacking Indonesia's independent oil palm smallholders: an actor-disaggregated approach to identifying environmental and social performance challenges

I Jelsma, GC Schoneveld, A Zoomers… - Land use policy, 2017 - Elsevier
Processes of globalization have generated new opportunities for smallholders to participate
in profitable global agro-commodity markets. This participation however is increasingly …

Oil palm boom, contract farming, and rural economic development: Village-level evidence from Indonesia

M Gatto, M Wollni, R Asnawi, M Qaim - World development, 2017 - Elsevier
Contracts between companies and local communities have been used in Indonesia for over
20 years to involve smallholder farmers in the emerging palm oil industry. Impacts of these …

Palm oil's contribution to the United Nations sustainable development goals: outcomes of a review of socio-economic aspects

MV Chiriacò, M Bellotta, J Jusić… - Environmental Research …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Palm oil is both the world's most-used vegetable oil and the most criticized for its
environmental impact due to the observed reduction in tropical forest areas for its cultivation …

The palm oil global value chain: Implications for economic growth and socialand environmental sustainability

P Pacheco, S Gnych, A Dermawan, H Komarudin… - 2017 - books.google.com
There is abundant literature focusing on the palm oil sector, which has grown into a vigorous
sector with production originating mainly from Malaysia and Indonesia, and on increased …

Impact of palm oil sustainability certification on village well-being and poverty in Indonesia

T Santika, KA Wilson, EA Law, FAV St John… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has emerged as the leading sustainability
certification system to tackle socioenvironmental issues associated with the oil palm …

The moral minefield of ethical oil palm and sustainable development

E Meijaard, D Sheil - Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The environmental impacts of the palm oil industry are widely recognised. Unsurprisingly,
many people, including many conservation pundits, consider oil palm a major evil. What is …

[图书][B] Social impacts of oil palm in Indonesia: A gendered perspective from West Kalimantan

TM Li - 2015 - books.google.com
Oil palm plantations and smallholdings are expanding massively in Indonesia. Proponents
highlight the potential for job creation and poverty alleviation, but scholars are more …

[图书][B] The global land grab: Beyond the hype

A Zoomers, M Kaag - 2014 - books.google.com
The last two years have seen a huge amount of academic, policy-making and media interest
in the increasingly contentious issue of land grabbing-the large-scale acquisition of land in …