Our Research
We are committed to developing an evidence-base for the effectiveness of our approach. Our interest goes beyond carbon mitigation to understand all of the benefits (and possible disadvantages) of reforestation projects. Our team includes specialists in ecology, soil erosion, governance, and the social sciences, allowing us to understand how restoration affects the health of the forest and the people who live within and near the forest.
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Our publications
2022
2021
Greening the Planet; We Can’t Just Plant Trees, We Have To Restore Forests. The Conversation, May 19, 2021
2020
relevant academic publications from our team
EVANS MN, MULLER CT, KILLE P, ASNER GP, GUERRERO-SANCHEZ S, ABU BAKAR MS, GOOSSENS B, 2021. Space use patterns of Malay civets (Viverra tangalunga) persisting within a landscape fragmented by oil palm plantations. Landscape Ecology doi: 10.1007/s10980-020-01187-2.
ASNER GP, BRODRICK PG, PHILIPSON C, VAUGHN NR, MARTIN RE, KNAPP DE, HECKLER J, EVANS L, JUCKER T, GOOSSENS B, STARK DJ, REYNOLDS G, ONG R, RENNEBOOG N, KUGAN F, COOMES DA, 2018. Mapping imprints of forest use on carbon stocks to advance ecosystem protection and recovery in Malaysian Borneo. Biological Conservation 217: 289-310.
HEARN AJ, CUSHMAN SA, GOOSSENS B, MACDONALD E, ROSS J, HUNTER L, ABRAM NK, MACDONALD DW, 2018. Optimizing landscape connectivity and evaluating scenarios of landscape change for Sunda clouded leopards in a human dominated landscape. Biological Conservation222: 232-240.
HORTON AJ, LAZARUS ED, HALES TC, CONSTANTINE JA, BRUFORD MW, GOOSSENS B, 2018. Can riparian forest buffers increase yields from oil palm plantations? Earth’s Future 6: 1082-1096.
SCRIVEN SA, GILLESPIE GR, LAIMIN S, GOOSSENS B, 2018. Edge effects of oil palm plantations on tropical anuran communities in Borneo. Biological Conservation 220: 37-49.
EVANS LJ, GOOSSENS B, ASNER GP, 2017. Underproductive agriculture aids connectivity in tropical forests. Forest Ecology and Management 401: 159-165
HORTON AJ, CONSTANTINE JA, HALES TC, GOOSSENS B, BRUFORD MW, LAZARUS ED, 2017. Modification of river meandering by tropical deforestation. Geology doi:10.1130/G38740.1
STARK DJ, VAUGHAN IP, RAMIREZ SALDIVAR DA, NATHAN SKSS, GOOSSENS B, 2017. Evaluating methods for estimating home ranges using GPS collars: A comparison using proboscis monkeys. PLoS ONE 12(3): e0174891
ABRAM NK, MACMILLAN DC, XOFIS P, ANCRENAZ M, TZANOPOULOS J, ONG R, GOOSSENS B, KOH LP, DE VALLE C, PETER L, MOREL AC, LACKMAN I, CHUNG R, KLER H, AMBU L, BAYA W, KNIGHT AT, 2016. Identifying where REDD+ financially outcompetes oil palm in floodplain landscapes using a fine-scale approach. PLoS ONE 11(6): e0156481.
ABRAM NK, XOFIS P, TZANOPOULOS J, MACMILLAN DC, ANCRENAZ M, CHUNG R, PETER L, ONG R, LACKMAN I, GOOSSENS B, AMBU L, KNIGHT AT, 2014. Synergies for improving oil palm production and forest conservation in floodplain landscapes. PLoS ONE 9(6): e95388.
GREGORY SD, ANCRENAZ M, BROOK BW, GOOSSENS B, ALFRED R, AMBU LN, FORDHAM DA, 2014. Forecasts of habitat suitability improve habitat corridor efficacy in rapidly changing environments. Diversity and Distributions 10: 1044-1057.