Promoting landscape heterogeneity to improve the biodiversity benefits of certified palm oil production: evidence from Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Azhar, Badrul, Saadun, Norzanalia, Chong, Leong Puan, Kamarudin, Norizah, Aziz, Najjib, Abu Bakar, Siti Nurhidayu, Fischer, Joern
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46024/1/Promoting%20landscape%20heterogeneity%20to%20improve%20the%20biodiversity%20benefits%20of%20certified%20palm%20oil%20production%20evidence%20from%20Peninsular%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46024/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989415000232

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is responsible for the certification of palm oil producers that comply with sustainability standards. However, it is not known whether RSPO-certified plantations are effective in maintaining biodiversity. Focusing on Peninsular Malaysia, we show that bot...