The Case of the Killer Potato Chip: Oil Palm, Deforestation, and Species Endangerment in Southeast Asia

Featuring:

David Wilcove
Princeton University

  January 11, 2010 @ 03:30 pm to 04:30 pm

  101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building

Oil palm agriculture has emerged as the greatest immediate threat to biodiversity in Southeast Asia, having resulted in the conversion of millions of acres of forest.__Moreover, it_is increasingly being planted in other tropical countries in Africa and South Africa as well._ I will discuss the impacts of oil palm agriculture on biodiversity in Borneo, as well as the pros and cons of different strategies for addressing the threat it poses to biodiversity._ I conclude by comparing the effects of oil palm agriculture to the effects of intensive logging. _

Contact

  Kristen Granger
  klg297@psu.edu
  814-863-7605