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Journal Article
JA0358-10
Article TitleThe Rubber Juggernaut
AuthorAlan D. Ziegler, Jefferson M. Fox and Xu Jianchu
Year2009
Journal TitleScience
InstitutionScience
Volume324
Issue5930
Pages1024-1025
Call NumberJA0358-10
NotesDOI: 10.1126/science.1173833
Abstract:
Rubber plantations are expanding rapidly throughout montane mainland Southeast Asia (1–3). More than 500,000 ha may have been converted already in the uplands of China, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar (see the figure, panel A). By 2050, the area of land dedicated to rubber and other diversified farming systems could more than double or triple, largely by replacing lands now occupied by evergreen broadleaf trees and swidden-related secondary vegetation (2). What are the environmental consequences of this conversion of vast landscapes to rubber?
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GRP 2: Maximizing on-farm productivity of trees and agroforestry systems
GRP 3: Improving tree product marketing for smallholders
GRP 6: Developing policies and incentives for multifunctional landscapes with trees that provide environmental services
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