«Our study suggests... [the] initiative will not significantly reduce
deforestation in northern Sumatra and will have little
impact on orangutan conservation,» David Gaveau
of the University
of Kent, UK, and the Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia Program told environmentalresearchweb, «because firstly a large amount
of forest inside the proposed REDD project area is protected de facto by being inaccessible; and secondly much
of northern Sumatra's lowland forests will remain outside
of REDD and will be exposed to the
combined expansion
of high - revenue oil palm plantations and road networks.»