Mapping oil palm plantation expansion in Malaysia over the past decade (2007–2016) using ALOS-1/2 PALSAR-1/2 data

• Main Authors: Cheng, Yuqi, Yu, Le, Xu, Yidi, Lu, Hui, Cracknell, Arthur P., Kanniah, Kasturi, Gong, Peng
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor and Francis Ltd. 2019
• Subjects: G Geography (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89294/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2019.1580824

Malaysia is one of the major oil palm producing regions in the world, with rapid growth over recent decades. While this expansion has boosted socio-economic development, it has also caused severe ecological problems: deforestation and the use of fire to clear secondary forest have damaged the balanc...