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All too often communities and their natural environments are the victims of poorly informed decisions. Those coming from outside often have little understanding of how local people perceive and prioritize the natural resources they depend on. The enormous harm poorly informed decisions can inflic...


Basuki, I.Sheil, Douglas[Local perspectives of forest landscapes: A preliminary evaluation of land and soils, and their importance in Malinau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia]Local perspectives of forest landscapes: A preliminary evaluation of land and soils, and their importance in Malinau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Autor: Maturana, J.

The allocation of large areas of State owned forest land for the development of Industrial Timber Plantations (HTI) in Indonesia has been very important in supporting the economically-important pulp and paper industry. This allocation resulted in totally clearing vast areas of forests already log...


Maturana, J.[Biaya dan manfaat ekonomi dari pengalokasian lahan hutan untuk pengembangan hutan tanaman industri di Indonesia: Economic costs and benefits of allocating forest land for industrial tree plantation development in Indonesia]Biaya dan manfaat ekonomi dari pengalokasian lahan hutan untuk pengembangan hutan tanaman industri di Indonesia: Economic costs and benefits of allocating forest land for industrial tree plantation development in Indonesia
Autor: Maturana, J.

The allocation of large areas of State owned forest land for the development of Industrial Timber Plantations (HTI) in Indonesia has been very important in supporting the economically-important pulp and paper industry. This allocation resulted in totally clearing vast areas of forests already log...


Maturana, J.[Economic costs and benefits of allocating forest land for industrial tree plantation development in Indonesia]Economic costs and benefits of allocating forest land for industrial tree plantation development in Indonesia
Pulhin, J.M.Dizon, J.T.Cruz, R.V.O.Gevana, D.T.Dahal, G.R.[Tenure reform on Philippine Forest Lands: assessment of socio-economic and environmental impacts]Tenure reform on Philippine Forest Lands: assessment of socio-economic and environmental impacts
Autor: Casson, A.

Planted oil palm areas increased 20-fold and crude palm oil (CPO) production had a 12% average annual increase from 1967-1997. This conferred important economic benefits but threatened Indonesia's natural forest cover. Large-scale plantations displaced local communities and social conflict result...


Casson, A.[The Hesitant boom: Indonesia's oil palm sub-sector in an era of economic crisis and political change]The Hesitant boom: Indonesia's oil palm sub-sector in an era of economic crisis and political change

This paper examines the conversion of Indonesia’s natural forests to timber and tree crop plantations, notably oil palm. The principal aims are to understand the impact of this process on natural forest and on forest-dwelling people, and to establish whether past and present policies governing th...


Kartodihardjo, H.Supriono, A.[The Impact of sectoral development on natural forest conversion and degradation: the case of timber and tree crop plantations in Indonesia]The Impact of sectoral development on natural forest conversion and degradation: the case of timber and tree crop plantations in Indonesia

Loggers, miners and rural communities all exploit forests in unsustainable ways in search of profits and means of subsistence. They are the primary actors in forest decline and their immediate motivations are the direct causes of deforestation and degradation. However, these motivations are deter...


Contreras-Hermosilla, A.[The underlying causes of forest decline]The underlying causes of forest decline
Autor: Wunder, Sven

Ilha Grande, an island in the south of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, has faced a long series of historical boom and bust cycles. Yet, during the last century, the island has recuperated most of its original forest cover, compared to rapid and continuous deforestation of the continental Atlantic f...


Wunder, Sven[Big island, green forests and backpackers: land use and development options on Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil]Big island, green forests and backpackers: land use and development options on Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
Autor: Wunder, Sven

Despite considerable international attention in the field of forest conservation, tropical forests are still disappearing at an unaltered pace. This book gives an economic perspective on the analysis of deforestation. Following a survey of different deforestation definitions, theories and empiric...


Wunder, Sven[The economics of deforestation: the example of Ecuador]The economics of deforestation: the example of Ecuador

This review has drawn on published research and the collective insights of a small team of experienced researchers to identify important trajectories in rice-based farming systems and to draw out the implications for agricultural research as a basis for discussion within ACIAR and the broader res...


Cramb, R.A.Gray, G.D.Gummert, M.Haefele, SMLefroy, R.D.B.Newby, Jonathan C.Stür, Werner W.Warr, P.[Trajectories of rice-based farming systems in mainland Southeast Asia]Trajectories of rice-based farming systems in mainland Southeast Asia

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