Identifying Where REDD+ Financially Out-Competes Oil Palm in Floodplain Landscapes Using a Fine-Scale Approach.

NK, Abram; DC, MacMillan; P, Xofis; M, Ancrenaz; J, Tzanopoulos; R, Ong; B, Goossens; LP, Koh; Valle C, Del; L, Peter; AC, Morel; I, Lackman; R, Chung; H, Kler; L, Ambu; W, Baya; AT, Knight

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156481

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Identifying Where REDD+ Financially Out-Competes Oil Palm in Floodplain Landscapes Using a Fine-Scale Approach.

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Abram NK

MacMillan DC

Xofis P

Abstract

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) aims to avoid forest conversion to alternative land-uses through financial incentives. Oil-palm has high opportunity costs, which according to current literature questions the financial competitiveness of REDD+ in tropical lowlands...

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