Larger gains from improved management over sparing–sharing for tropical forests

Rebecca K. Runting (), Ruslandi, Bronson W. Griscom, Matthew J. Struebig, Musnanda Satar, Erik Meijaard, Zuzana Burivalova, Susan M. Cheyne, Nicolas J. Deere, Edward T. Game, F. E. Putz, Jessie A. Wells, Andreas Wilting, Marc Ancrenaz, Peter Ellis, Faisal A. A. Khan, Sara M. Leavitt, Andrew J. Marshall, Hugh P. Possingham, James E. M. Watson and Oscar Venter
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Rebecca K. Runting: University of Queensland
Ruslandi: The Nature Conservancy Indonesia Program
Bronson W. Griscom: The Nature Conservancy
Matthew J. Struebig: University of Kent
Musnanda Satar: The Nature Conservancy Indonesia Program
Erik Meijaard: University of Queensland
Zuzana Burivalova: Princeton University
Susan M. Cheyne: Borneo Nature Foundation
Nicolas J. Deere: University of Kent
Edward T. Game: The Nature Conservancy
F. E. Putz: University of Florida
Jessie A. Wells: University of Queensland
Andreas Wilting: Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
Marc Ancrenaz: Borneo Futures Project
Peter Ellis: The Nature Conservancy
Faisal A. A. Khan: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Sara M. Leavitt: The Nature Conservancy
Andrew J. Marshall: University of Michigan
Hugh P. Possingham: University of Queensland
James E. M. Watson: University of Queensland
Oscar Venter: Natural Resource and Environmental Studies Institute, University of Northern British Columbia

Nature Sustainability, 2019, vol. 2, issue 1, 53-61

Abstract: Abstract Tropical forests are globally important for both biodiversity conservation and the production of economically valuable wood products. To deliver both simultaneously, two contrasting approaches have been suggested: one partitions forests (sparing); the other integrates both objectives in the same location (sharing). To date, the ‘sparing or sharing’ debate has focused on agricultural landscapes, with scant attention paid to forest management. We explore the delivery of biodiversity and wood products in a continuum of sparing-to-sharing scenarios, using spatial optimization with set economic returns in East Kalimantan, Indonesia—a biodiversity hotspot. We found that neither sparing nor sharing extremes are optimal, although the greatest conservation value was attained towards the sparing end of the continuum. Critically, improved management strategies, such as reduced-impact logging, provided larger conservation gains than altering the balance between sparing and sharing, particularly for endangered species. Ultimately, debating sparing versus sharing has limited value while larger gains remain from improving forest management.

Date: 2019
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