Human alteration of the global environment has triggered the sixth major extinction event in
the history of life and caused widespread changes in the global distribution of organisms …

Biological invasions by nonnative species are a by‐product of economic activities, with the
vast majority of nonnative species introduced by trade and transport of products and people …

For decades, conservation and research initiatives in tropical forests have focused almost
exclusively on old-growth forests because scientists believed that these “pristine” …

This study compiles and analyses national-level data on land use change (LUC) and its
causes in Indonesia and Malaysia over the past 30 years. The study also explores the role …

" Despite the vast number of books and reports on tropical deforestation, there's confusion
about the causes of forest loss and forest poverty, and the effectiveness of policy responses …

The growing demand for biofuels is promoting the expansion of a number of agricultural
commodities, including oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). Oil‐palm plantations cover over 13 …

Palm oil is an important source of edible oil, and also a potential biofuel raw material. In the
sometimes heated debate over the expansion of the oil palm industry, the distinction …

Tropical East Asia is home to over one billion people and faces massive human impacts
from its rising population and rapid economic growth. It has already lost more than half of its …

Slash-and-burn agriculture (tavy) is the major cause of upland degradation and
deforestation in eastern Madagascar. Upland degradation studies are largely based on …

Homegardens are a common smallholder agroforestry system in Indonesia and throughout
the tropics. These speciesrich, tree-based systems produce non-wood and wood products …