01765nam a22002897i 4500001000800000003001000008007000500018008004100023040003500064041000800099043000700107084000700114100003200121245005600153264001100209300004500220336002700265337003300292338002800325504004200353520091700395650002301312650002401335650002101359650002001380773007501400B-12609CO-BoFNCPt|| 090929s2008    my a   f     z      eng d  aCO-BoFNCPbspacCO-BoFNCPerda  aeng  amy  aA-1 aHensen, Ian E.eautor.4aut14aThe carbon cost of palm oil production in Malaysia. 4c©2008  apáginas 445-464 :bTablas, gráficos.  atextobtxt2rdacontent  asin mediaciónbn2rdamedia  avolumenbnc2rdacarrier  aIncluye referencias bibliográficas.  aAgriculture, in common with other industries, is increasingly being required to account for its contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which are driving global warming, and climate change. In Malaysia, the dominant presence of oil palm, which now occupies some 13 percent of the total land area (18% in the Peninsular; 2006 figures), justifies particular attention. This paper summarises the results of a recent study, which evaluates the balance between sequestration and emission of GHG resulting from oil palm cultivation, associated land use change, and processing of products in the palm oil mill. The study, which covers the 25 years from 1981 to 2005, quantifies the major sinks and sources of C and evaluates the C balance, using a number of alternative options and assumptions. The main results are outlined here and probable future developments, likely to impact on the balance, are evaluated. 0acaptura de carbono 0aEfecto invernadero. 0aUso de la tierra 0aPalma de aceite0 aThe Planter (Malasia)gv. 84, no. 988 (2008), p.445-464wA-x0126-575x