The Emerging Soybean Production Frontier in Southern Africa: Conservation Challenges and the Role of South-South Telecouplings

Autores
Gasparri, Nestor Ignacio; Kuemmerle, Tobias; Meyfroidt, Patrick; Le Polain de Waroux, Yann; Kreft, Holger
Año de publicación
2016
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
Soybean expansion has been a strong driver of deforestation and biodiversity loss in South America (SAM). Here, we highlight strong similarities in environmental, institutional, and other contextual conditions among SAM and Southern African (SAFR) dry forest and savanna regions, and compile evidence for an emerging soybean production frontier in SAFR. Knowledge transfer, cooperation, and direct investment between SAM and SAFR countries constitute crucial elements of soybean expansion in Africa. Comparing maps of soybean suitability, biodiversity, and carbon revealed substantial and spatially diverse trade-offs, suggesting that the emerging soybean frontier in SAFR may poses major challenges for conservation. An increased focus of conservation science on agricultural expansion and intensification in SAFR, as well as strong environmental policies for balancing agricultural production and conservation goals, are needed to mitigate potentially large trade-offs. The coupling of production frontiers should be a vehicle for the transfer not only of agricultural technology and production models, but also of experiences in environmental governance on emerging agricultural frontiers.
Fil: Gasparri, Nestor Ignacio. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Kuemmerle, Tobias. Humboldt‐University; Alemania
Fil: Meyfroidt, Patrick. Université Catholique de Louvain; Bélgica
Fil: Le Polain de Waroux, Yann. University of Stanford; Estados Unidos
Fil: Kreft, Holger. Universität Göttingen; Alemania
Materia
AGRIBUSINESS
CATTLE
DRY FOREST
LAND-USE CHANGE
SAVANNAS
SOYBEANS
TELECOUPLING
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spelling The Emerging Soybean Production Frontier in Southern Africa: Conservation Challenges and the Role of South-South TelecouplingsGasparri, Nestor IgnacioKuemmerle, TobiasMeyfroidt, PatrickLe Polain de Waroux, YannKreft, HolgerAGRIBUSINESSCATTLEDRY FORESTLAND-USE CHANGESAVANNASSOYBEANSTELECOUPLINGhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.7https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5Soybean expansion has been a strong driver of deforestation and biodiversity loss in South America (SAM). Here, we highlight strong similarities in environmental, institutional, and other contextual conditions among SAM and Southern African (SAFR) dry forest and savanna regions, and compile evidence for an emerging soybean production frontier in SAFR. Knowledge transfer, cooperation, and direct investment between SAM and SAFR countries constitute crucial elements of soybean expansion in Africa. Comparing maps of soybean suitability, biodiversity, and carbon revealed substantial and spatially diverse trade-offs, suggesting that the emerging soybean frontier in SAFR may poses major challenges for conservation. An increased focus of conservation science on agricultural expansion and intensification in SAFR, as well as strong environmental policies for balancing agricultural production and conservation goals, are needed to mitigate potentially large trade-offs. The coupling of production frontiers should be a vehicle for the transfer not only of agricultural technology and production models, but also of experiences in environmental governance on emerging agricultural frontiers.Fil: Gasparri, Nestor Ignacio. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; ArgentinaFil: Kuemmerle, Tobias. Humboldt‐University; AlemaniaFil: Meyfroidt, Patrick. Université Catholique de Louvain; BélgicaFil: Le Polain de Waroux, Yann. University of Stanford; Estados UnidosFil: Kreft, Holger. Universität Göttingen; AlemaniaWiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc2016-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/58065Gasparri, Nestor Ignacio; Kuemmerle, Tobias; Meyfroidt, Patrick; Le Polain de Waroux, Yann; Kreft, Holger; The Emerging Soybean Production Frontier in Southern Africa: Conservation Challenges and the Role of South-South Telecouplings; Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Conservation Letters; 9; 1; 1-2016; 21-311755-263XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/conl.12173info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/conl.12173info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-15T15:33:20Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/58065instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-15 15:33:20.687CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Emerging Soybean Production Frontier in Southern Africa: Conservation Challenges and the Role of South-South Telecouplings
title The Emerging Soybean Production Frontier in Southern Africa: Conservation Challenges and the Role of South-South Telecouplings
spellingShingle The Emerging Soybean Production Frontier in Southern Africa: Conservation Challenges and the Role of South-South Telecouplings
Gasparri, Nestor Ignacio
AGRIBUSINESS
CATTLE
DRY FOREST
LAND-USE CHANGE
SAVANNAS
SOYBEANS
TELECOUPLING
title_short The Emerging Soybean Production Frontier in Southern Africa: Conservation Challenges and the Role of South-South Telecouplings
title_full The Emerging Soybean Production Frontier in Southern Africa: Conservation Challenges and the Role of South-South Telecouplings
title_fullStr The Emerging Soybean Production Frontier in Southern Africa: Conservation Challenges and the Role of South-South Telecouplings
title_full_unstemmed The Emerging Soybean Production Frontier in Southern Africa: Conservation Challenges and the Role of South-South Telecouplings
title_sort The Emerging Soybean Production Frontier in Southern Africa: Conservation Challenges and the Role of South-South Telecouplings
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gasparri, Nestor Ignacio
Kuemmerle, Tobias
Meyfroidt, Patrick
Le Polain de Waroux, Yann
Kreft, Holger
author Gasparri, Nestor Ignacio
author_facet Gasparri, Nestor Ignacio
Kuemmerle, Tobias
Meyfroidt, Patrick
Le Polain de Waroux, Yann
Kreft, Holger
author_role author
author2 Kuemmerle, Tobias
Meyfroidt, Patrick
Le Polain de Waroux, Yann
Kreft, Holger
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv AGRIBUSINESS
CATTLE
DRY FOREST
LAND-USE CHANGE
SAVANNAS
SOYBEANS
TELECOUPLING
topic AGRIBUSINESS
CATTLE
DRY FOREST
LAND-USE CHANGE
SAVANNAS
SOYBEANS
TELECOUPLING
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.1
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Soybean expansion has been a strong driver of deforestation and biodiversity loss in South America (SAM). Here, we highlight strong similarities in environmental, institutional, and other contextual conditions among SAM and Southern African (SAFR) dry forest and savanna regions, and compile evidence for an emerging soybean production frontier in SAFR. Knowledge transfer, cooperation, and direct investment between SAM and SAFR countries constitute crucial elements of soybean expansion in Africa. Comparing maps of soybean suitability, biodiversity, and carbon revealed substantial and spatially diverse trade-offs, suggesting that the emerging soybean frontier in SAFR may poses major challenges for conservation. An increased focus of conservation science on agricultural expansion and intensification in SAFR, as well as strong environmental policies for balancing agricultural production and conservation goals, are needed to mitigate potentially large trade-offs. The coupling of production frontiers should be a vehicle for the transfer not only of agricultural technology and production models, but also of experiences in environmental governance on emerging agricultural frontiers.
Fil: Gasparri, Nestor Ignacio. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Kuemmerle, Tobias. Humboldt‐University; Alemania
Fil: Meyfroidt, Patrick. Université Catholique de Louvain; Bélgica
Fil: Le Polain de Waroux, Yann. University of Stanford; Estados Unidos
Fil: Kreft, Holger. Universität Göttingen; Alemania
description Soybean expansion has been a strong driver of deforestation and biodiversity loss in South America (SAM). Here, we highlight strong similarities in environmental, institutional, and other contextual conditions among SAM and Southern African (SAFR) dry forest and savanna regions, and compile evidence for an emerging soybean production frontier in SAFR. Knowledge transfer, cooperation, and direct investment between SAM and SAFR countries constitute crucial elements of soybean expansion in Africa. Comparing maps of soybean suitability, biodiversity, and carbon revealed substantial and spatially diverse trade-offs, suggesting that the emerging soybean frontier in SAFR may poses major challenges for conservation. An increased focus of conservation science on agricultural expansion and intensification in SAFR, as well as strong environmental policies for balancing agricultural production and conservation goals, are needed to mitigate potentially large trade-offs. The coupling of production frontiers should be a vehicle for the transfer not only of agricultural technology and production models, but also of experiences in environmental governance on emerging agricultural frontiers.
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