Environmental Impact Reduction Options for Expansion of Palm Oil Production in Indonesia

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  • インドネシアにおけるパーム油生産拡大に伴う環境影響と低減策
  • インドネシア ニ オケル パームユ セイサン カクダイ ニ トモナウ カンキョウ エイキョウ ト テイゲンサク

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Bioenergy production has been expected as one of climate change mitigation options, but recently it has been criticized for environmental impact of land use change. This paper discussed about environmental impact reduction options against expansion of palm oil production in Indonesia. Palm oil is also expected as biofuel feedstock. This paper summarized information about condition of tropical rainforest and expansion of oil palm plantation in Indonesia. This paper also presented environmental impact by expansion of palm oil production as 1) biodiversity loss due to tropical rainforest logging, 2) greenhouse gas emission, 3) energy resources consumption, and discussed about its environmental impact reduction options. In this result, this paper indicated that natural rain forest logging is directly and indirectly related to loss biological diversity and individual. Land sparing options such as improving crop yield were considered as mitigation options for this ecosystem impact in this region. In addition, this paper showed the result of comparison energy resources consumption of palm oil and other vegetable oils. Energy recourses consumption problems by biofuel production from palm oil in Indonesia were also pointed out in this study. Development of agricultural and biomass utilization technology and action from demand side are expected to minimized energy resources consumption and land use for sustainable consumption.

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  • ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

    ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 23 (4), 332-340, 2010

    SOCIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, JAPAN

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