Attempts to reconcile economic development with environmental conservation in a forest area in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, are reviewed for the district of Malinau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, an area of 42,000 km2 that is still largely covered in rainforest. The history of the region is describe...
Boedhihartono, Agni K.
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Gunarso, P.
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Levang, P.
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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[The principles of conservation and development: do they apply in Malinau?]
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The principles of conservation and development: do they apply in Malinau?
There is consensus that payments for biodiversity services are a promising conservation tool, yet the implementation of applied schemes has been lagging behind. This paper explores some reasons why potential biodiversity buyers may hesitate. It describes the case of an unsuccessful attempt to est...
Wunder, Sven
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Frost, P.
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Iwan, R.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[When donors get cold feet: the community conservation concession in Setulang (Kalimantan, Indonesia) that never happened]
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When donors get cold feet: the community conservation concession in Setulang (Kalimantan, Indonesia) that never happened
The proposed Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol paves the way for financial and technological transfers to support forestry projects that sequester carbon or protect carbon stocks. This paper examines the implications of CDM for forest conservation and sustainable use by draw...
Smith, J.
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Mulongoy, K.
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Persson, R.
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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[Harnessing carbon markets for tropical forest conservation: towards a more realistic assessment]
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Harnessing carbon markets for tropical forest conservation: towards a more realistic assessment
An approach to assessing the environmental outcomes and changes in peoples’ livelihoods resulting from landscape-scale conservation interventions was developed for three locations in Africa. Simple sets of performance indicators were developed through participatory processes that included a varie...
Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Petheram, L.
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Aldrich, M.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Endamana, D.
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Dongmo, Z.L N.
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Defo, L.
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Mariki, S.
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Doggart, N.
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Burgess, N.
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[Assessing environment and development outcomes in conservation landscapes]
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Assessing environment and development outcomes in conservation landscapes