Corrigendum: Alternative futures for Borneo show the value of integrating economic and conservation targets across borders

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  • Rebecca K Runting
  • Erik Meijaard
  • Nicola K Abram
  • Jessie A Wells
  • David L A Gaveau
  • Marc Ancrenaz
  • Hugh P Posssingham
  • Serge A Wich
  • Fitrian Ardiansyah
  • Melvin T Gumal
  • Laurentius N Ambu
  • Kerrie A Wilson
چکیده

Balancing economic development with international commitments to protect biodiversity is a global challenge. Achieving this balance requires an understanding of the possible consequences of alternative future scenarios for a range of stakeholders. We employ an integrated economic and environmental planning approach to evaluate four alternative futures for the mega-diverse island of Borneo. We show what could be achieved if the three national jurisdictions of Borneo coordinate efforts to achieve their public policy targets and allow a partial reallocation of planned land uses. We reveal the potential for Borneo to simultaneously retain ∼50% of its land as forests, protect adequate habitat for the Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) and Bornean elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis), and achieve an opportunity cost saving of over US$43 billion. Such coordination would depend on enhanced information sharing and reforms to land-use planning, which could be supported by the increasingly international nature of economies and conservation efforts.

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دوره 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015