02251nam a2200253Ia 4500 MX-MdCICY 20260521091653.0 CICY B-19182 The impact of oil palm on rural livelihoods and tropical forest landscapes in Latin America Journal of Rural Studies, 81, p.294-304, 2021 Does oil palm boost agricultural growth and reduce rural poverty, or is it a threat to rural livelihoods and tropical forest landscapes? This paper introduces a Special Issue on this question, focusing on Latin America. It reviews available literature and data for countries where oil palm either covers large areas (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras)or has recently expanded (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru), and presents evidence from nine case studies (including Nicaragua). Combining political economy with a livelihood approach, this article discusses how dissimilar policies supporting oil palm combined with contrasting agrarian change dynamics, market structures, and institutional arrangements driving rural inclusion (and exclusion)in oil palm production have resulted in a variety of expansion trajectories (ranging from smallholder-to plantation-based, plus mixed forms in between)and outcomes across the region. Main findings show that rural livelihoods and landscapes are most threatened where industrial plantations predominate, particularly in weakly governed forest frontiers, while oil palm is beneficial where policies guarantee land access and support smallholders. However, policies that are beneficial to smallholders do not preclude conflicts between oil palm smallholders (often migrant settlers)and forest-dependent (indigenous and Afro-descendant)communities opposing this industry. BIOFUELS GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS LAND GRABBING PALM OIL RSPO CERTIFICATION Castellanos-Navarrete, A. De Castro, F. Pacheco, P. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tC8-_vTLBQaiHJKaLsuHQ8YDMkTuiDKU/view?usp=drivesdk Para ver el documento ingresa a Google con tu cuenta: @cicy.edu.mx Loc REF1 250602s9999 xx |||||s2 |||| ||und|d 29259 29259 0 0 Loc 0 0 F1 CICY CICY RE 2025-06-25 0 B-19182 2025-06-25 16:24:26 2025-06-25 REF1