Organic farming and deforestation

Tayleur, Catherine; Phalan, Ben

doi:10.1038/nplants.2016.98

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“…Despite certifying more land than all other standards combined (Tayleur et al., 2017), most standards were either unwilling or unable to provide spatial data on the locations of organic farms. This raises concerns about their ability to monitor aspects of sustainability such as land clearance and deforestation (Tayleur & Phalan, 2016).…”

Section: Spatial Data Collection Is Underdeveloped and Underappreciatedmentioning

confidence: 99%

Spatial Data Are Key to Sustainability Standards Increasing and Demonstrating Their Impact

Tayleur

Phalan

2018

Tropical Conservation Science

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Spatial data are increasingly ubiquitous and accessible. Understanding precisely where certified farms are located in relation to other variables can help uncover their potential to influence biodiversity, forest cover, and local livelihoods. Spatial mapping opens up many opportunities for sustainability standards organizations to test, understand, and demonstrate their impact. However, the potential of spatial data remains largely unrecognized and underdeveloped. For our recent analysis, we mapped certified farms for tropical commodity crops in unprecedented detail. We review ways in which spatial data are being used to enhance the positive impacts of certification on rural development and biodiversity conservation and suggest four steps by which standards organizations could build on this work to make the most of spatial data.

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Section: Spatial Data Collection Is Underdeveloped and Underappreciatedmentioning

confidence: 99%