Comments on: Indonesia’s precious peatlands under oil palm fire http://conservationbytes.com/2009/05/31/indonesias-precious-peatlands-under-oil-palm-fire/ Conservation research... with bite Tue, 29 May 2012 05:05:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: When you have no idea, you should shut up « ConservationBytes.com http://conservationbytes.com/2009/05/31/indonesias-precious-peatlands-under-oil-palm-fire/#comment-9246 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 04:07:57 +0000 http://conservationbytes.com/?p=2158#comment-9246 [...] is planted forest – It is not, either in terms of the amount of carbon it sequesters (see also here) or the biodiversity it supports (see above and Edwards et al. [...]

]]> By: Recognising differing viewpoints in a rapidly changing world « ConservationBytes.com http://conservationbytes.com/2009/05/31/indonesias-precious-peatlands-under-oil-palm-fire/#comment-8499 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:05:12 +0000 http://conservationbytes.com/?p=2158#comment-8499 [...] oil palm. To environmentalists, it is an evil crop destroying vast areas of tropical rainforest and killing endangered wildlife such as orangutans in the process. To others it is an important source of economic development. [...]

]]> By: mded http://conservationbytes.com/2009/05/31/indonesias-precious-peatlands-under-oil-palm-fire/#comment-2550 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:10:54 +0000 http://conservationbytes.com/?p=2158#comment-2550 Peat land actually is not very suitable for palm oil plantation.. the output is low and maintenance especially transportation is difficult.. I dont know why they choose this difficult area for cultivation..

]]> By: Palm Plantation - BSP http://conservationbytes.com/2009/05/31/indonesias-precious-peatlands-under-oil-palm-fire/#comment-2507 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:04:23 +0000 http://conservationbytes.com/?p=2158#comment-2507 Palm plantation can be devastating to the environment. However, not all palm oil companies are ignorant to the green movement. New methods are developed to make palm plantations more friendly to their surroundings and the future.

]]> By: CJAB http://conservationbytes.com/2009/05/31/indonesias-precious-peatlands-under-oil-palm-fire/#comment-2480 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:08:04 +0000 http://conservationbytes.com/?p=2158#comment-2480 The opinion piece:

KOH, LP, RA BUTLER, CJA BRADSHAW. 2009. Conversion of Indonesia’s peatlands. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 7: 238

is now available. Click above link for access.

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