Environmental sustainability of oil palm cultivation in different regions of Thailand: Greenhouse gases and water use impact
| Autor: | Shabbir H. Gheewala, Napapat Permpool, Piyanon Kaenchan, Rattanawan Mungkung, Thapat Silalertruksa, Patcharaporn Pongpat, Naruetep Lecksiwilai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Biodiesel
Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Agroforestry 020209 energy Strategy and Management Environmental engineering 02 engineering and technology Building and Construction 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Water scarcity Greenhouse gas Sustainability 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Palm oil Environmental science Life-cycle assessment Productivity Water use 0105 earth and related environmental sciences General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Cleaner Production. 167:1009-1019 |
| ISSN: | 0959-6526 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.11.069 |
| Popis: | The increased demand in Thailand for palm oil for food, cosmetics and especially biodiesel has resulted in the rapid expansion of oil palm cultivation nationwide. This has raised concerns on the environmental sustainability of oil palm cultivation especially in the regions where land and climate are less suitable for oil palm. The study assesses the life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water use and water scarcity footprint of oil palm cultivation in the different regions of Thailand. There is a wide variation of GHG emissions and irrigation water required ranging between 64 and 225 kg CO 2 eq/t FFB and 550–1749 m 3 /t FFB, respectively. Oil palm cultivation in the South brings about the lowest water scarcity footprint i.e. around 2–13 m 3 H 2 Oeq/t FFB followed by the East, North, Central and Northeast, respectively. Promotion of oil palm cultivation must thus be based on land and climate suitability considerations along with good practices for productivity improvement. Recommendations have been discussed for enhancing sustainable oil palm cultivation which in turn will improve the competitiveness of the Thai palm oil industry. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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