Quantifying and understanding land cover changes by large and small oil palm expansion regimes in the Peruvian Amazon

• Published in: Land use policy Vol. 80; pp. 95 - 106
• Main Authors: Glinskis, Emmalina A., Gutiérrez-Vélez, Víctor H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2019; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Agricultural development; Biofuels; Classification; Climate change; Cultivation; Environmental governance; Environmental impact; Expansion; Food; Food production; Forest conservation; Forest management; Forestry; Forests; Incentives; Industrial development; Land area; Land cover; Land use; Land use change; Landscape; Oil palm; Old growth; Oversight; Peruvian Amazon; Petroleum industry; Plantations; Production; Radar; Radar satellites; Rainforests; Remote sensing; Satellite; Sentinel; Sustainability; Training; Tropical forests; Peru; Climate change; Sentinel; Land use change; Peruvian Amazon; Forest conservation; Satellite; Environmental governance; Oil palm; Remote sensing

With rapid increases in global food demand and production, oil palm expansion constitutes a major emerging challenge for forest conservation in Amazonia and other tropical forest regions. This threat is evident in the Peruvian Amazon, where local and national incentives for oil palm cultivation alon...