5.3.1 Superior Productivity of the Oil Palm Vis-à-vis Other Oil Crops .................................. 81 5.3.2 Oil Palm and Rural Socio-Economic Development ....................................................... 82 5.3.3 Producing Palm Oil Sustainably ..................................................................................... 82 6.0 BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA ......................... 84 6.1 Gap Analysis of the Region’s Ecosystem.......................................................................... 84 7.0 ACCESSING THE BIODIVERSITY OPPORTUNITY ............................................. 94 7.1 The Biodiversity Opportunity: Economic Benefit............................................................. 94 7.2 Accessing the Opportunity: The Funding Challenge ........................................................ 97 8.0 A “WHOLE-OF-SOUTHEAST ASIA” BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION STRATEGY ......................................................................................................................... 101 8.1 Closing the Gaps ............................................................................................................. 101 9.0 THE WAY FORWARD ................................................................................................ 124 9.1 Observations .................................................................................................................... 124 9.2 Recommendations ......................................................................................................... 125 10.0 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................ 128 BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ......................................... 158 LIST OF CASE STUDIES / CASE EXAMPLES / BOX ARTICLES ............................ 160 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................. 161 APPENDICES ..................................................................................................................... 164 ANNEXES ............................................................................................................................ 168
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