Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Singapore.
Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenber-grain 21, 3013, Bern, Switzerland.
Ambio. 2021 Jan;50(1):215-228. doi: 10.1007/s13280-020-01325-9. Epub 2020 Mar 9.
Analysing the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in conservation landscapes can provide crucial information for conservation management. While rates of forest loss can be measured through remote sensing, on the ground information is needed to confirm the commodities and actors behind deforestation. We administered a questionnaire to Wildlife Conservation Society's landscape managers to assess the deforestation drivers in 28 tropical conservation landscapes. Commercial and subsistence agriculture were the main drivers of deforestation, followed by settlement expansion and infrastructure development. Rice, rubber, cassava and maize were the crops most frequently cited as drivers of deforestation in these emblematic conservation landscapes. Landscape managers expected deforestation trends to continue at similar or greater magnitude in the future, calling for urgent measures to mitigate these trends.
分析保护景观中的森林砍伐和退化的驱动因素，可以为保护管理提供关键信息。虽然森林损失的速度可以通过遥感来测量，但需要地面信息来确认森林砍伐背后的商品和行为者。我们向野生动物保护协会的景观经理发放了一份问卷，以评估 28 个热带保护景观中的森林砍伐驱动因素。商业和自给农业是森林砍伐的主要驱动因素，其次是住区扩张和基础设施建设。水稻、橡胶、木薯和玉米是这些标志性保护景观中最常被认为是森林砍伐驱动因素的作物。景观经理预计未来森林砍伐趋势将继续以类似或更大的规模发展，呼吁采取紧急措施来减缓这些趋势。
