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| Article Title | The Rubber Juggernaut | | Author | Alan D. Ziegler, Jefferson M. Fox and Xu Jianchu | | Year | 2009 | | Journal Title | Science | | Institution | Science | | Volume | 324 | | Issue | 5930 | | Pages | 1024-1025 | | Call Number | JA0358-10 | | Notes | DOI: 10.1126/science.1173833 |
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| Rubber plantations are expanding rapidly throughout montane mainland Southeast Asia (1–3). More than 500,000 ha may have been converted already in the uplands of China, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar (see the figure, panel A). By 2050, the area of land dedicated to rubber and other diversified farming systems could more than double or triple, largely by replacing lands now occupied by evergreen broadleaf trees and swidden-related secondary vegetation (2). What are the environmental consequences of this conversion of vast landscapes to rubber? |
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GRP 2: Maximizing on-farm productivity of trees and agroforestry systems
GRP 3: Improving tree product marketing for smallholders
GRP 6: Developing policies and incentives for multifunctional landscapes with trees that provide environmental services
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