Alternative futures for Borneo show the value of integrating economic and conservation targets across borders

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Runting, RK; Meijaard, E; Abram, NK; Wells, JA; Gaveau, DLA; Ancrenaz, M; Posssingham, HP; Wich, SA; Ardiansyah, F; Gumal, MT; ...Date
2015-04-01Source Title
Nature CommunicationsPublisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUPUniversity of Melbourne Author/s
Runting, RebeccaAffiliation
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Runting, R. K., Meijaard, E., Abram, N. K., Wells, J. A., Gaveau, D. L. A., Ancrenaz, M., Posssingham, H. P., Wich, S. A., Ardiansyah, F., Gumal, M. T., Ambu, L. N. & Wilson, K. A. (2015). Alternative futures for Borneo show the value of integrating economic and conservation targets across borders. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 6 (1), https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7819.Access Status
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Balancing economic development with international commitments to protect biodiversity is a global challenge. Achieving this balance requires an understanding of the possible consequences of alternative future scenarios for a range of stakeholders. We employ an integrated economic and environmental planning approach to evaluate four alternative futures for the mega-diverse island of Borneo. We show what could be achieved if the three national jurisdictions of Borneo coordinate efforts to achieve their public policy targets and allow a partial reallocation of planned land uses. We reveal the potential for Borneo to simultaneously retain ∼50% of its land as forests, protect adequate habitat for the Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) and Bornean elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis), and achieve an opportunity cost saving of over US$43 billion. Such coordination would depend on enhanced information sharing and reforms to land-use planning, which could be supported by the increasingly international nature of economies and conservation efforts.
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