Biodiversity-rich rubber agroforest (RAF) contains a large share of the original forest plant and animal species of lowland Suma tra. It may be feasible to get market recognition for the forest-like production conditions, initially targeting ‘niche markets’. Any form of certification, however, requires an oper ational definition of species-rich rubber agroforest. In fact there is a continuum of management intensities and species richness. Our goal is to define quantitative criteria that are: • easy to understand • easy to measure • reliable • clearly distinguishing ‘jungle rubber’ from ‘rubber monoculture’ (or intensively managed rubber agroforest with only little bio diversity values left).
Publication year
2007
Authors
Tata H L; Panjiwibowo C; Joshi L; Bennett M; Martini, E.; Rahayu, S.; van Noordwijk, M.
Language
English
Keywords
agroforestry, biodiversity, rubber, rubber agroforest
Geographic
Indonesia
