Emerging threats from deforestation and forest fragmentation in the Wallacea centre of endemism

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ID15547934
AutoresMaria Voigt (0000-0002-2894-7031, University of Kent, autor correspondente), Jatna Supriatna (0000-0001-9850-8395, University of Indonesia), Nicolas J Deere (0000-0003-1299-2126, University of Kent), Agustinus Kastanya (0000-0003-4102-612X, University of Pattimura), Lyman Mitchell (0000-0001-8826-4868, University of Kent), Isabel M D Rosa (0000-0001-8257-1963, Bangor University), Truly Santika (0000-0002-3125-9467, Natural Resources Institute), Rondang Siregar (0000-0002-6934-1132, University of Indonesia), Johny S Tasirin (0000-0002-1018-4873, Sam Ratulangi University), Adi Widyanto (0000-0002-1535-7075), Nurul L Winarni (0000-0001-6343-3805, University of Indonesia), Zuliyanto Zakaria (0000-0003-1620-4086, State University of Gorontalo), Sonny Mumbunan (0000-0003-3924-6342, University of Indonesia), Zoe G Davies (0000-0003-0767-1467, University of Kent), Matthew J Struebig (0000-0003-2058-8502, University of Kent)
Ano2021
Volume16
Fascículo9
Páginas094048-094048
Data de publicação2021-07-19
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEnvironmental Research Letters (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326
EditoraIOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1088/1748-9326/ac15cd
OpenAlexW3186000959
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas48

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 be lost by 2053, with annual deforestation rates ranging between 0.09% and 2.17% in different sub-regions (average: 1.23%). Key biodiversity areas (priority sites for endemic and threatened biodiversity) are particularly vulnerable to deforestation if they are small, coastal and unprotected. Sub-regional variation in deforestation patterns and drivers must be acknowledged if conservation interventions are to be targeted and effective. We provide a valuable baseline from which to monitor Wallacea’s new development course, as Indonesia undergoes profound policy changes that will provide both challenges and opportunities for environmental governance and conservation

Agroforestry · Biodiversity · Biology · Deforestation (computer science · Endemism · Fragmentation (computing · Geography · Habitat · Rainforest · Threatened species · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies · Environmental Science · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Ecology

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