Research
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Designing and establishing new agroforestry systems
One research and development component of TRAILS project is aimed at setting up experimental agroecological plots to support the transformation of the oil palm monoculture model to a complex agroforestry system associating oil palms and forest species. -
Creating corridors for wildlife
In Sabah, wildlife increasingly needs to survive in a mosaic of isolated patches of over-logged forests surrounded by extensive oil palm plantations. The loss of biological corridors and buffer zones surrounding forest reserves intensifies habitat fragmentation. -
Socio-economic impacts of agroecological transition
TRAILS project analyses the socio-economic impact of the agroecological transition at several levels.