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Autor: Angelsen, A.

This paper explores possible strategic interactions between the state and local community in games of tropical forest land appropriation. Three typical cases are discussed, corresponding to a development over time of increased resource competition and market integration. The local response to mor...


Angelsen, A.[Playing games in the forest: state-local conflicts of land appropriation]Playing games in the forest: state-local conflicts of land appropriation

The key hypotheses underlying ASB research in Indonesia has been intensifying land use as an alternative to slash and burn can simultaneously reduce deforestation and reduce poverty. The intensification hypothesis hinges on the existence of opportunities to raise the productivity of smallholder s...


Tomich, Thomas P.Noordwijk, Meine vanBudidarsono, S.Gillison, A.N.Kusumanto, T.Murdiyarso, DanielStolle, F.Fagi, A.M.[Agricultural intensification, deforestation, and the environment: assessing tradeoffs in Sumatra, Indonesia]Agricultural intensification, deforestation, and the environment: assessing tradeoffs in Sumatra, Indonesia

This thesis aims at improving the understanding of the economic, environmental and social inter-relationships inherent in development processes. This study specifically deals with the problems and efforts involved in the use of rain forests of the Bolivian Amazon. The core issues addressed in the...


Bojanic Helbingen, A.J.[Balance is beautiful: assessing sustainable development in the rain forests of the Bolivian Amazon]Balance is beautiful: assessing sustainable development in the rain forests of the Bolivian Amazon

This paper presents the combined results of two separate orangutan survey efforts and an assessment of land cover change analysis in the Danau Sentarum, National Park (DNSP), West Kalimantan, Indonesia These studies show that the DNSP and surrounding areas contain high numbers of orangutans, maki...


Russon, A.E.Meijard, E.Dennis, R.A.[Declining orangutan populations in and around Danau Sentarum]Declining orangutan populations in and around Danau Sentarum

In this paper, we present an intensification model based on the intensity of exploitation and use of forests and forest lands as a relevant framework for analysing the appearance, dynamics, and evolution of different types of secondary forests. The systematic driving forces responsible for the di...


Chokkalingam, U.Smith, J.Jong, W. deSabogal, C.[A conceptual framework for the assessment of tropical secondary forest dynamics and sustainable development potential in Asia]A conceptual framework for the assessment of tropical secondary forest dynamics and sustainable development potential in Asia
Autor: Mittelman, A.

Much of mainland Southeast Asia's primary forest has been converted into secondary vegetation types in the past several decades. In the Lower Mekong Subregion, nearly 100 million ha of forest were significantly altered or removed, with depletion in terms of areal percent most severe in Thailand a...


Mittelman, A.[Secondary forests in the lower Mekong subregion: an overview of their extent, roles and importance]Secondary forests in the lower Mekong subregion: an overview of their extent, roles and importance

Secondary forests are the largest and most dynamic natural forest ecosystems in the Philippines. This paper examines the characteristics and dynamics of secondary forests in the country. In the last century, the country lost 50% of its natural tropical forest cover. At present, the major land cov...


Lasco, R.D.Visco, R.G.Pulhin, J.M.[Secondary forests in the Philippines: formation and transformation in the 20th century]Secondary forests in the Philippines: formation and transformation in the 20th century
Veldkamp, E.Purbopuspito, J.Corre, M.D.Brumme, R.Murdiyarso, Daniel[Land use change effects on trace gas fluxes in the forest margins of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia]Land use change effects on trace gas fluxes in the forest margins of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Wunder, Sven[Oil wealth and the fate of the forest: linking resource booms, macroeconomics, and the environment]Oil wealth and the fate of the forest: linking resource booms, macroeconomics, and the environment

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