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DOI	10.1088/1748-9326/ab8158
	Which forests could be protected by corporate zero deforestation commitments? A spatial assessment
	Leijten F.; Sim S.; King H.; Verburg P.H.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	17489318
卷号	15 期号:6
英文摘要	The production of palm oil, soy, beef and timber are key drivers of global forest loss. For this reason, over 470 companies involved in the production, processing or distribution of these commodities have issued commitments to eliminate or reduce deforestation from their supply chains. However, the effectiveness of these commitments is uncertain since there is considerable variation in ambition and scope and there are no globally agreed definitions of what constitutes a forest. Many commitments identify high conservation value forests (HCVFs), high carbon stock forests (HCSFs) and forests on tropical peatland as priority areas for conservation. This allows for mapping of the global extent of forest areas classified as such, to achieve an assessment of the area that may be at reduced risk of development if companies comply with their zero deforestation commitments. Depending on the criteria used, the results indicate that between 34% and 74% of global forests qualify as either HCVF, HCSF or forests on tropical peatland. However, we found that the total extent of these forest areas varies widely depending on the choice of forest map. Within forests which were not designated as HCVF, HCSF or forests on tropical peatland, there is substantial overlap with areas that are highly suitable for agricultural development. Since these areas are unlikely to be protected by zero-deforestation commitments, they may be subject to increased pressure resulting from leakage of areas designated as HCVF, HCSF and tropical peatland forests. Considerable uncertainties around future outcomes remain, since only a proportion of the global market is currently covered by corporate commitments. Further work is needed to map the synergies between corporate commitments and government policies on land use. In addition, standardized criteria for delineating forests covered by the commitments are recommended. © 2020 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd.
英文关键词	commodities; corporate commitment; high carbon stock forests; high conservation value forests; tropical peatlands; zero deforestation commitments
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Agricultural robots; Conservation; Deforestation; International trade; Land use; Palm oil; Risk assessment; Supply chains; Tropics; Wetlands; Agricultural development; Conservation values; Forest area; Forest loss; Further works; Global market; High carbons; Spatial assessment; Petroleum industry; assessment method; conservation status; deforestation; forest ecosystem; government; leakage; peatland; policy approach; tropical forest
来源期刊	Environmental Research Letters
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/153985
作者单位	Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre, Unilever RandD, Colworth Science Park, Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom; Environmental Geography Group, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1081HV, Netherlands; Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Birmensdorf, Switzerland
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Leijten F.,Sim S.,King H.,et al. Which forests could be protected by corporate zero deforestation commitments? A spatial assessment[J],2020,15(6).
APA	Leijten F.,Sim S.,King H.,&Verburg P.H..(2020).Which forests could be protected by corporate zero deforestation commitments? A spatial assessment.Environmental Research Letters,15(6).
MLA	Leijten F.,et al."Which forests could be protected by corporate zero deforestation commitments? A spatial assessment".Environmental Research Letters 15.6(2020).