Shifting patterns of oil palm driven deforestation in Indonesia and implications for zero-deforestation commitments

• Evaluating the impact of zero-deforestation pledges requires up-to-date information. • We estimate oil palm driven deforestation across Indonesia up to 2015. • The share of oil palm plantations displacing forests has steadily declined. • Zero-deforestation commitments may therefore accelerate an o...
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• Evaluating the impact of zero-deforestation pledges requires up-to-date information. • We estimate oil palm driven deforestation across Indonesia up to 2015. • The share of oil palm plantations displacing forests has steadily declined. • Zero-deforestation commitments may therefore accelerate an ongoing transition. • These commitments are likely to be most impactful in new frontiers of expansion. Ausführliche Beschreibung