Matthew J Struebig

Biographic Data

ID	1573512
NAME	Matthew J Struebig
GIVEN NAMES	Matthew J
FAMILY NAME	Struebig
SIGNATURE	STRUEBIG M J
AFFILIATIONS	University of Kent
ORCID	0000-0003-2058-8502
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	20
TOTAL CITATIONS	70
AUTHOR COUNT	20
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2025
H-INDEX	4

Wild meat consumption in changing rural landscapes of Indonesian Borneo
Open AccessKatie L Spencer, Daniel J Ingram et al.ARTICLEPeople and Nature2025
Wild meat can play a crucial role in the food system of rural communities residing near tropical forests. Yet, socio‐ecological changes across tropical landscapes are impacting the patterns and sustainability of meat consumption. To understand the prevalence, frequency and drivers of wild meat, domestic meat and fish consumption in this context, we implemented structured questionnaires across 28 villages in two forested landscapes of Central Kali…
Nickel mining reduced forest cover in Indonesia but had mixed outcomes for well-being
Open AccessMichaela Lo, Catherine Morgans et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2024
Soaring demand for nickel to support the low-carbon transition is driving extensive mining in mineral-rich countries, but the environmental and social impacts of nickel mining remain underexplored. Here, we use a counterfactual approach to examine nickel mining outcomes on forests and well-being of nearby communities in Sulawesi, Indonesia – a region renowned for its biodiverse tropical forests, and now a global centre of nickel production. By ex…
Deterioration of respiratory health following changes to land cover and climate in Indonesia
Open AccessTruly Santika, Salut Muhidin et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2023
Air pollution associated with agricultural activities and land-cover change poses significant health problems in developing countries. However, studies on the respiratory health impacts of these activities are scarce. Sumatra, Indonesia, is a region well known for its frequent land fires and haze. Here, we link data on healthcare attendances for respiratory illnesses between 2001 and 2018 with biophysical and socioeconomic variables known to be i…
Enhancing the ecological value of oil palm agriculture through set-asides
Open AccessJake Emmerson Bicknell, J R O’Hanley et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2023Cited by: 1References: 2
Agricultural expansion is the primary driver of ecological degradation across the tropics. Set-asides—uncultivated parts of agricultural landscapes, often on steep slopes and alongside rivers—may alleviate environmental impacts but can reduce the area cultivated. Here we model an approach to configuring set-asides aimed at optimizing ecological outcomes (biodiversity, above-ground carbon storage and nutrient cycling) without reducing net cultivat…
Emerging threats from deforestation and forest fragmentation in the Wallacea centre of endemism
Open AccessMaria Voigt, Jatna Supriatna et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2021
The Wallacea biogeographic region of Sulawesi, the Moluccas and Lesser Sunda is globally renowned for exceptional endemism, but is currently emerging as a development frontier in Indonesia. We assessed patterns and drivers of forest loss and fragmentation across the region, and used dynamic deforestation models to project future deforestation to 2053. Up to 10 231 km 2 was deforested between 2000 and 2018, and a further 49 570 km 2 is expected to…
Impact of palm oil sustainability certification on village well-being and poverty in Indonesia
Open AccessTruly Santika, Kerrie A Wilson et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2020Cited by: 4References: 16
Interannual climate variation, land type and village livelihood effects on fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia
Open AccessTruly Santika, Sugeng Budiharta et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2020Cited by: 4References: 3
Beyond the community in participatory forest management: A governance network perspective
Open AccessRachel S Friedman, Rachel Friedman et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2020Cited by: 2References: 63
Analyzing procedural equity in government-led community-based forest management
Open AccessRachel S Friedman, Rachel Friedman et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2020
Friedman, R. S., J. R. Rhodes, A. J. Dean, E. A. Law, T. Santika, S. Budiharta, J. A. Hutabarat, T. P. Indrawan, A. Kusworo, E. Meijaard, F. A. V. St. John, M. J. Struebig, and K. A. Wilson. 2020. Analyzing procedural equity in government-led community-based forest management. Ecology and Society 25(3):16. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-11710-250316
Heterogeneous impacts of community forestry on forest conservation and poverty alleviation: Evidence from Indonesia
Open AccessTruly Santika, Kerrie A Wilson et al.ARTICLEPeople and Nature2019
Community forestry is a participatory approach aiming to achieve sustainable forest management while also reducing poverty among rural communities. Yet, evidence of the impacts of community forestry programmes on both forest conservation and poverty alleviation is scarce, and there is limited understanding of impacts across different social and biophysical contexts. We applied a matching method to assess the extent to which deforestation has decr…
Densities of Bornean orang‐utans ( Pongo pygmaeus morio ) in heavily degraded forest and oil palm plantations in Sabah, Borneo
Open AccessDave J I Seaman, Henry Bernard et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Primatology2019
The conversion of forest to agriculture continues to contribute to the loss and fragmentation of remaining orang‐utan habitat. There are still few published estimates of orang‐utan densities in these heavily modified agricultural areas to inform range‐wide population assessments and conservation strategies. In addition, little is known about what landscape features promote orang‐utan habitat use. Using indirect nest count methods, we implemented …
Larger gains from improved management over sparing–sharing for tropical forests
Open AccessRebecca K Runting, Ruslandi Ruslandi et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2019Cited by: 2References: 1
Does oil palm agriculture help alleviate poverty? A multidimensional counterfactual assessment of oil palm development in Indonesia
Open AccessTruly Santika, Kerrie A Wilson et al.ARTICLEWorld Development2019Cited by: 30References: 5
Changing landscapes, livelihoods and village welfare in the context of oil palm development
Open AccessTruly Santika, Kerrie A Wilson et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2019Cited by: 2References: 64
Restoration to offset the impacts of developments at a landscape scale reveals opportunities, challenges and tough choices
Open AccessSugeng Budiharta, Erik Meijaard et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2018Cited by: 5References: 1
Seasonal Fluctuations of Astrovirus, But Not Coronavirus Shedding in Bats Inhabiting Human-Modified Tropical Forests
Open AccessAnne Seltmann, Victor M Corman et al.ARTICLEEcoHealth2017
Smoke pollution disrupted biodiversity during the 2015 El Niño fires in Southeast Asia
Open AccessBenjamin P Y-H Lee, Zoe G Davies et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2017
Forest and peatland fires during the 2015 El Niño drought were amongst the worst on record in Southeast Asia. They were a major contributor of carbon emissions across the region, with the associated smoke-induced haze causing an air pollution crisis that affected millions of people. We present evidence of air pollution impacts on biodiversity. Using daily acoustic recordings in central Singapore, we monitored the dawn chorus before, during and af…
Community forest management in Indonesia: Avoided deforestation in the context of anthropogenic and climate complexities
Open AccessTruly Santika, Erik Meijaard et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2017Cited by: 20References: 10
Community forest management has been identified as a win-win option for reducing deforestation while improving the welfare of rural communities in developing countries. Despite considerable investment in community forestry globally, systematic evaluations of the impact of these policies at appropriate scales are lacking. We assessed the extent to which deforestation has been avoided as a result of the Indonesian government’s community forestry sc…
Interspecific Interactions between Primates, Birds, Bats, and Squirrels May Affect Community Composition on Borneo
Open AccessLydia Beaudrot, Matthew J Struebig et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Primatology2013
For several decades, primatologists have been interested in understanding how sympatric primate species are able to coexist. Most of our understanding of primate community ecology derives from the assumption that these animals interact predominantly with other primates. In this study, we investigate to what extent multiple community assembly hypotheses consistent with this assumption are supported when tested with communities of primates in isola…
Biofuel Plantations on Forested Lands: Double Jeopardy for Biodiversity and Climate
Open AccessFinn Danielsen, HENDRIEN BEUKEMA et al.ARTICLEConservation Biology2009
The growing demand for biofuels is promoting the expansion of a number of agricultural commodities, including oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). Oil‐palm plantations cover over 13 million ha, primarily in Southeast Asia, where they have directly or indirectly replaced tropical rainforest. We explored the impact of the spread of oil‐palm plantations on greenhouse gas emission and biodiversity. We assessed changes in carbon stocks with changing land use…

Biofuel Plantations on Forested Lands: Double Jeopardy for Biodiversity and Climate
Open AccessFinn Danielsen, HENDRIEN BEUKEMA et al.ARTICLEConservation Biology2009
The growing demand for biofuels is promoting the expansion of a number of agricultural commodities, including oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). Oil‐palm plantations cover over 13 million ha, primarily in Southeast Asia, where they have directly or indirectly replaced tropical rainforest. We explored the impact of the spread of oil‐palm plantations on greenhouse gas emission and biodiversity. We assessed changes in carbon stocks with changing land use…
Interspecific Interactions between Primates, Birds, Bats, and Squirrels May Affect Community Composition on Borneo
Open AccessLydia Beaudrot, Matthew J Struebig et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Primatology2013
For several decades, primatologists have been interested in understanding how sympatric primate species are able to coexist. Most of our understanding of primate community ecology derives from the assumption that these animals interact predominantly with other primates. In this study, we investigate to what extent multiple community assembly hypotheses consistent with this assumption are supported when tested with communities of primates in isola…
Seasonal Fluctuations of Astrovirus, But Not Coronavirus Shedding in Bats Inhabiting Human-Modified Tropical Forests
Open AccessAnne Seltmann, Victor M Corman et al.ARTICLEEcoHealth2017
Smoke pollution disrupted biodiversity during the 2015 El Niño fires in Southeast Asia
Open AccessBenjamin P Y-H Lee, Zoe G Davies et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2017
Forest and peatland fires during the 2015 El Niño drought were amongst the worst on record in Southeast Asia. They were a major contributor of carbon emissions across the region, with the associated smoke-induced haze causing an air pollution crisis that affected millions of people. We present evidence of air pollution impacts on biodiversity. Using daily acoustic recordings in central Singapore, we monitored the dawn chorus before, during and af…
Community forest management in Indonesia: Avoided deforestation in the context of anthropogenic and climate complexities
Open AccessTruly Santika, Erik Meijaard et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2017Cited by: 20References: 10
Community forest management has been identified as a win-win option for reducing deforestation while improving the welfare of rural communities in developing countries. Despite considerable investment in community forestry globally, systematic evaluations of the impact of these policies at appropriate scales are lacking. We assessed the extent to which deforestation has been avoided as a result of the Indonesian government’s community forestry sc…
Restoration to offset the impacts of developments at a landscape scale reveals opportunities, challenges and tough choices
Open AccessSugeng Budiharta, Erik Meijaard et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2018Cited by: 5References: 1
Heterogeneous impacts of community forestry on forest conservation and poverty alleviation: Evidence from Indonesia
Open AccessTruly Santika, Kerrie A Wilson et al.ARTICLEPeople and Nature2019
Community forestry is a participatory approach aiming to achieve sustainable forest management while also reducing poverty among rural communities. Yet, evidence of the impacts of community forestry programmes on both forest conservation and poverty alleviation is scarce, and there is limited understanding of impacts across different social and biophysical contexts. We applied a matching method to assess the extent to which deforestation has decr…
Densities of Bornean orang‐utans ( Pongo pygmaeus morio ) in heavily degraded forest and oil palm plantations in Sabah, Borneo
Open AccessDave J I Seaman, Henry Bernard et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Primatology2019
The conversion of forest to agriculture continues to contribute to the loss and fragmentation of remaining orang‐utan habitat. There are still few published estimates of orang‐utan densities in these heavily modified agricultural areas to inform range‐wide population assessments and conservation strategies. In addition, little is known about what landscape features promote orang‐utan habitat use. Using indirect nest count methods, we implemented …
Larger gains from improved management over sparing–sharing for tropical forests
Open AccessRebecca K Runting, Ruslandi Ruslandi et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2019Cited by: 2References: 1
Does oil palm agriculture help alleviate poverty? A multidimensional counterfactual assessment of oil palm development in Indonesia
Open AccessTruly Santika, Kerrie A Wilson et al.ARTICLEWorld Development2019Cited by: 30References: 5
Changing landscapes, livelihoods and village welfare in the context of oil palm development
Open AccessTruly Santika, Kerrie A Wilson et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2019Cited by: 2References: 64
Impact of palm oil sustainability certification on village well-being and poverty in Indonesia
Open AccessTruly Santika, Kerrie A Wilson et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2020Cited by: 4References: 16
Interannual climate variation, land type and village livelihood effects on fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia
Open AccessTruly Santika, Sugeng Budiharta et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2020Cited by: 4References: 3
Beyond the community in participatory forest management: A governance network perspective
Open AccessRachel S Friedman, Rachel Friedman et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2020Cited by: 2References: 63
Analyzing procedural equity in government-led community-based forest management
Open AccessRachel S Friedman, Rachel Friedman et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2020
Friedman, R. S., J. R. Rhodes, A. J. Dean, E. A. Law, T. Santika, S. Budiharta, J. A. Hutabarat, T. P. Indrawan, A. Kusworo, E. Meijaard, F. A. V. St. John, M. J. Struebig, and K. A. Wilson. 2020. Analyzing procedural equity in government-led community-based forest management. Ecology and Society 25(3):16. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-11710-250316
Emerging threats from deforestation and forest fragmentation in the Wallacea centre of endemism
Open AccessMaria Voigt, Jatna Supriatna et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2021
The Wallacea biogeographic region of Sulawesi, the Moluccas and Lesser Sunda is globally renowned for exceptional endemism, but is currently emerging as a development frontier in Indonesia. We assessed patterns and drivers of forest loss and fragmentation across the region, and used dynamic deforestation models to project future deforestation to 2053. Up to 10 231 km 2 was deforested between 2000 and 2018, and a further 49 570 km 2 is expected to…
Deterioration of respiratory health following changes to land cover and climate in Indonesia
Open AccessTruly Santika, Salut Muhidin et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2023
Air pollution associated with agricultural activities and land-cover change poses significant health problems in developing countries. However, studies on the respiratory health impacts of these activities are scarce. Sumatra, Indonesia, is a region well known for its frequent land fires and haze. Here, we link data on healthcare attendances for respiratory illnesses between 2001 and 2018 with biophysical and socioeconomic variables known to be i…
Enhancing the ecological value of oil palm agriculture through set-asides
Open AccessJake Emmerson Bicknell, J R O’Hanley et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2023Cited by: 1References: 2
Agricultural expansion is the primary driver of ecological degradation across the tropics. Set-asides—uncultivated parts of agricultural landscapes, often on steep slopes and alongside rivers—may alleviate environmental impacts but can reduce the area cultivated. Here we model an approach to configuring set-asides aimed at optimizing ecological outcomes (biodiversity, above-ground carbon storage and nutrient cycling) without reducing net cultivat…
Nickel mining reduced forest cover in Indonesia but had mixed outcomes for well-being
Open AccessMichaela Lo, Catherine Morgans et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2024
Soaring demand for nickel to support the low-carbon transition is driving extensive mining in mineral-rich countries, but the environmental and social impacts of nickel mining remain underexplored. Here, we use a counterfactual approach to examine nickel mining outcomes on forests and well-being of nearby communities in Sulawesi, Indonesia – a region renowned for its biodiverse tropical forests, and now a global centre of nickel production. By ex…
Wild meat consumption in changing rural landscapes of Indonesian Borneo
Open AccessKatie L Spencer, Daniel J Ingram et al.ARTICLEPeople and Nature2025
Wild meat can play a crucial role in the food system of rural communities residing near tropical forests. Yet, socio‐ecological changes across tropical landscapes are impacting the patterns and sustainability of meat consumption. To understand the prevalence, frequency and drivers of wild meat, domestic meat and fish consumption in this context, we implemented structured questionnaires across 28 villages in two forested landscapes of Central Kali…