What is the aim of the review?
To examine the effect on biodiversity when relatively undisturbed tropical forest is converted or degraded to other types of land use.

The review also aims to address the following secondary questions:

• Do different taxonomic groups show different responses when relatively undisturbed tropical forest is converted or degraded to other types of land use?
• How does biodiversity differ between different types of land use?

Who's in the review team?

• Marijke van Kuijk, Rob Alkemade, Mark van Oorschot, Bart de Knegt and Antoni Tekelenburg - Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL)

At what stage is the review?
The review protocol has now been finalised and the review is currently underway. Please check this page again soon for further progress updates.

Comments?
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