@article{fdi:010067174,
  title = {{E}xpansion of rubber mono-cropping and its implications for the resilience of ecosystems in the face of climate change in {M}ontane {M}ainland {S}outheast {A}sia},
  author = {{F}ox, {J}. and {C}astella, {J}ean-{C}hristophe and {Z}iegler, {A}.{D}. and {W}estley, {S}.{B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{F}armers in montane mainland {S}outheast {A}sia ({MMSEA}) have long practiced shifting cultivation with plots of land cultivated temporarily and then allowed to revert to secondary forest for a fallow period. {I}n recent years, shifting cultivation has given way to more intensified forms of mono-cropped agriculture, including cultivated crops, orchards and, of increasing importance, rubber tree plantations. {T}oday, more than one million hectares have been converted to rubber plantations. {B}y 2050, the area under rubber trees in {MMSEA} is predicted to increase fourfold ({F}ox et al. 2012). {T}his massive conversion of primary or secondary forests to rubber mono-cropping could threaten the resilience of both ecosystems and livelihoods. {D}espite environmental concerns and market fluctuations, both local farmers and outside entrepreneurs are likely to continue expanding rubber plantations because of their high economic returns. {W}e argue that more diversified agroforestry systems that provide an optimal balance between economic returns and environmental sustainability are needed to improve the long-term outlook for the region in the face of climate change.},
  keywords = {{ASIE} {DU} {SUD} {EST} ; {THAILANDE} ; {CAMBODGE} ; {LAOS} ; {MYANMAR} ; {VIET} {NAM} ; {CHINE}},
  booktitle = {{T}rends and directions of land change sciences towards regional and global sustainability},
  journal = {{G}lobal {E}nvironmental {R}esearch},
  numero = {},
  pages = {145--150},
  ISSN = {1990-925{X}},
  year = {2014},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010067174},
}