NDLI: Pulp industry and environment in Indonesia: is there sustainable future?

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Author	Obidzinski, Krystof Dermawan, Ahmad
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	The global demand for wood is set to increase significantly over the next two decades. The growth is to be particularly pronounced in the Asia Pacific, and timber plantations are expected to be a major source of wood fiber. Indonesia is taking steps to meet the global demand for wood by expanding its pulp production and timber plantations. However, there are concerns about the environmental trade-offs of this expansion. The pulp sector continues to rely on natural forests for timber. The size and productivity of timber plantations are uncertain because of unreliable data. The employment and poverty alleviation potential of the pulp sector are overstated. The pulp sector continues to attract large-scale foreign capital due to high returns on undervalued timber from natural forest. However, environmentally and socially, it is a high-risk investment. The pulp sector in Indonesia can be environmentally sustainable and economically profitable, but the conversion of natural forest must be stopped; the use of non-forest land for plantations must be maximized; and smallholder tree-growing schemes must be made simpler and more attractive. Careful revision of the pulp growth targets and greater investor due diligence are needed to ensure a more sustainable future.
Starting Page	961
Ending Page	966
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISSN	14363798
Journal	Regional Environmental Change
Volume Number	12
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	1436378X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2012-09-28
Publisher Place	Berlin/Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Wood demand Pulp industry Timber plantations Deforestation Indonesia Regional/Spatial Science Geography (general) Climate Change Oceanography Geology Nature Conservation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Global and Planetary Change

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