Christopher X J. Jensen
Professor, Pratt Institute

Both primates have their own uses for the same land

Posted 30 Aug 2018 / 0

PNAS Small room for compromise between oil palm cultivation and primate conservation in Africa

This study reaches what is probably not a surprising conclusion: if we want to grow tropical plants for food, we are likely to displace tropical mammals. Palm oil is particularly frightening because it seems to like to grow in areas where endangered priamtes are most-commonly found.

A Minor Post, Anthropogenic Change, Conservation Biology, Primates, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture

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