Emerging threats from deforestation and forest fragmentation in the Wallacea centre of endemism

Author:

Voigt MariaORCID,Supriatna JatnaORCID,Deere Nicolas JORCID,Kastanya AgustinusORCID,Mitchell Simon LORCID,Rosa Isabel M DORCID,Santika TrulyORCID,Siregar RondangORCID,Tasirin Johny SORCID,Widyanto AdiORCID,Winarni Nurul LORCID,Zakaria ZuliyantoORCID,Mumbunan SonnyORCID,Davies Zoe GORCID,Struebig Matthew JORCID

Abstract

Abstract The Wallacea biogeographic region of Sulawesi, the Moluccas and Lesser Sunda is globally renowned for exceptional endemism, but is currently emerging as a development frontier in Indonesia. We assessed patterns and drivers of forest loss and fragmentation across the region, and used dynamic deforestation models to project future deforestation to 2053. Up to 10 231 km2 was deforested between 2000 and 2018, and a further 49 570 km2 is expected to be lost by 2053, with annual deforestation rates ranging between 0.09% and 2.17% in different sub-regions (average: 1.23%). Key biodiversity areas (priority sites for endemic and threatened biodiversity) are particularly vulnerable to deforestation if they are small, coastal and unprotected. Sub-regional variation in deforestation patterns and drivers must be acknowledged if conservation interventions are to be targeted and effective. We provide a valuable baseline from which to monitor Wallacea’s new development course, as Indonesia undergoes profound policy changes that will provide both challenges and opportunities for environmental governance and conservation.

Funder

Kementerian Riset Teknologi Dan Pendidikan Tinggi Republik Indonesia

Natural Environment Research Council

Leverhulme Trust

Publisher

IOP Publishing

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,General Environmental Science,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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