Y. Wang et al. reply

• Published in: Nature (London) Vol. 644; no. 8076; pp. E23 - E26
• Main Authors: Wang, Yunxia, Hollingsworth, Peter M., Zhai, Deli, West, Christopher D., Green, Jonathan, Harrison, Sam, Chen, Huafang, Hurni, Kaspar, Su, Yufang, Warren-Thomas, Eleanor, Xu, Jianchu, Ahrends, Antje
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 14.08.2025; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/158/853; 704/172; Agroforestry; Biodiversity; Crops; Deforestation; Estimates; Forests; Fruit trees; Humanities and Social Sciences; Indigenous peoples; Land use; Matters Arising; multidisciplinary; Plantations; Rubber; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Tree crops; Trees; Cambodia; Laos; Southeast Asia

According to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) data, the harvested rubber area in Cambodia has increased by more than sevenfold, in Laos by more than threefold and, in Myanmar, the area has nearly doubled since the 2011 crash in global rubber prices16. Recognizing this, w...