Carbon Emissions from Oil Palm Induced Forest and Peatland Conversion in Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia

Carbon Emissions from Oil Palm Induced Forest and Peatland Conversion in Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia

The palm oil industry is one of the major producers of vegetable oil in the tropics. Palm oil is used extensively for the manufacture of a wide variety of products and its production is increasing by around 9% every year, prompted largely by the expanding biofuel markets. The rise in annual demand f...

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Main Authors: Wan Shafrina Wan Mohd Jaafar, Nor Fitrah Syazwani Said, Khairul Nizam Abdul Maulud, Royston Uning, Mohd Talib Latif, Aisyah Marliza Muhmad Kamarulzaman, Midhun Mohan, Biswajeet Pradhan, Siti Nor Maizah Saad, Eben North Broadbent, Adrián Cardil, Carlos Alberto Silva, Mohd Sobri Takriff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
oil palm
forest change
land cover change
landsat
carbon emission
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/12/1285

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