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A succinct account of the development and application of methods to assess biodiversity with the involvement of local communities in the forests of Malinau East Kalimantan. The new approach is shown to offer many benefits over more conventional approaches.


Sheil, DouglasLiswanti, N.Heist, M. vanBasuki, I.SyaefuddinSamsoedin, I.RukmiyatiSardjono, M.A.[Local priorities and biodiversity]Local priorities and biodiversity

This case study covers work in the Malinau catchment in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, a vast area of primary and secondary forest with scattered villages. The project has evolved to focus on key factors underlying poverty and forest loss. Inappropriate harvesting is reducing biodiversity, limiting ...


Campbell, Bruce M.Gunarso, P.Kartawinata, K.Levang, P.Rhee, S.Sheil, DouglasSist, P.Wollenberg, Eva K.[Empowering forest dwellers and managing forests more sustainably in the landscapes of Borneo]Empowering forest dwellers and managing forests more sustainably in the landscapes of Borneo

This document is intended for those interested in gathering natural resource information that reflects the needs of local communities. It describes a multidisciplinary survey developed with indigenous communities in the fores-rich landscapes of the Malinau watershed in East Kalimantan (Indonesian...


Sheil, DouglasPuri, R.K.Basuki, I.Heist, M. vanWan, M.Liswanti, N.RukmiyatiSardjono, M.A.Samsoedin, I.Sidiyasa, K.D.ChrisandiniPermana, E.Angi, E.M.Gatzweiler, F.Johnson, B.Wijaya, A.[Exploring biological diversity, environment and local people's perspectives in forest landscapes: methods for a multidisciplinary landscape assessment]Exploring biological diversity, environment and local people's perspectives in forest landscapes: methods for a multidisciplinary landscape assessment

In the quest for global standards, “Criteria and Indicators” (C&I) are among the foremost mechanisms for defining and promoting sustainable tropical forest management. This paper examines some challenges posed by this approach, focusing on examples that reflect the ecological aspects of tropical ...


Sheil, DouglasNasi, RobertJohnson, B.[Ecological criteria and indicators for tropical forest landscapes: challenges in the search for progress]Ecological criteria and indicators for tropical forest landscapes: challenges in the search for progress

Tropical biologists need help. Examples show that local people can be trained to be effective parataxonomists, greatly assisting efforts to document and assess tropical biodiversity. Local collaborations also offer promising ways with which to improve natural resource management and conservation....


Sheil, DouglasLawrence, A.[Tropical biologists, local people and conservation: new opportunities for collaboration]Tropical biologists, local people and conservation: new opportunities for collaboration

Droughts and fires are increasingly recognized as a significant component of tropical rain forest dynamics but detailed large-scale assessments of such events are scarce. This paper examines tree mortality in a lowland rainforest in East Kalimantan after an extreme drought (the most severe ever r...


Nieuwstadt, M.G.L. vanSheil, Douglas[Drought, fire and tree survival in a Borneo rain forest, East Kalimantan, Indonesia]Drought, fire and tree survival in a Borneo rain forest, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Lewis, S.L.López Gonzalez, G.Sonke, B.Affum-Baffoe, K.Baker, T.R.Ojo, L.O.Phillips, O.L.Reitsma, J.M.White, L.Comiskey, J.A.Djuikouo K., M.N.Ewango, C.E.N.Feldpausch, T.R.Hamilton, A.L.Gloor, M.Hart, T.Hladik, A.Lloyd, J.Lovett, J.C.Makana, J.R.Malhi, Y.Mbago, F.M.Ndangalasi, H.J.Peacock, J.Peh, K.S.H.Sheil, DouglasSunderland, T.C.H.Swaine, M.D.Taplin, J.Taylor, D.Thomas, S.C.Votere, R.Woll, H.[Increasing carbon storage in intact African tropical forests]Increasing carbon storage in intact African tropical forests

Sparsely populated and abundant in rich and exotic biodiversity, the vast and highly inaccessible Mamberamo Basin in Indonesia’s West Papua (Irian Jaya) contains some of the world’s most pristine rainforests. The region’s 7,000 people and their communities are spread over 7.7 million hectares of ...


Boissiere, M.Heist, M. vanSheil, DouglasBasuki, I.Frazier, S.Ginting, U.Wan, M.Hariadi, B.Hariyadi, H.Kristianto, H.D.Bemei, J.Haruway, R.Marien, E.R.C.Koibur, D.P.H.Watopa, Y.Rachman, I.Liswanti, N.[Pentingnya sumberdaya alam bagi masyarakat lokal di daerah aliran sungai Mamberamo, Papua, dan implikasinya bagi konservasi]Pentingnya sumberdaya alam bagi masyarakat lokal di daerah aliran sungai Mamberamo, Papua, dan implikasinya bagi konservasi
Murdiyarso, DanielLasco, R.D.Sheil, DouglasWasrin, U.R.Noordwijk, Meine vanMeijaard, E.[Land transformation and its consequences]Land transformation and its consequences

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