This book contains contributions from a variety of authors including forest dwellers themselves, describes the natural resource management system of the Uma’ Jalan Kenyah people of East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Colfer and her co-authors seek to present the knowledge of the local people about their ...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Peluso, N.L.
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Ching See Chung
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[Beyond slash and burn: building on indigenous knowledge in managing Borneo’s tropical rain forests]
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Beyond slash and burn: building on indigenous knowledge in managing Borneo’s tropical rain forests
The Culture and Conservation Research Program in Kayan Mentarang National Park, East Kalimantan, constitutes a unique interdisciplinary engagement in central Borneo that lasted for six years (1991-97). Based on original ethnographic, ecological, and historical data, this volume comprehensively de...
Eghenter, C.
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Sellato, B.
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Devung, G.S.
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[Social science research and conservation management in the interior Borneo: unravelling past and present interactions of people and forests]
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Social science research and conservation management in the interior Borneo: unravelling past and present interactions of people and forests
Gunarso, P.
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Setyawati, T.
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Sunderland, T.C.H.
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Shackleton, Charlie M.
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[Pengelolaan sumberdaya hutan di era desentralisasi: pelajaran yang dipetik dari hutan penelitian Malinau, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia]
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Pengelolaan sumberdaya hutan di era desentralisasi: pelajaran yang dipetik dari hutan penelitian Malinau, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia
Escobar Manrique, E.
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[Composición florística en el Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, CIAT]
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Composición florística en el Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, CIAT
During 1999-2000, the illegal and unregulated logging of Indonesia’s forests became the focus of critical attention. It has been estimated that logging outside the State legal regime produces approximately half of the total timber production from Indonesia’s forests. In 2000, as Indonesia’s fores...
McCarthy, J.F.
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[Wild logging: the rise and fall of logging networks and biodiversity conservation projects on Sumatra’s rainforest frontier]
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Wild logging: the rise and fall of logging networks and biodiversity conservation projects on Sumatra’s rainforest frontier
La gestion durable des ressources naturelles, notamment dans les pays du Sahel, a toujours soulevé des problèmes dont celui de l’inadaptation des législations nationales y relatives. Le processus d’élaboration et de mise en œuvre de ces législations est à l’image des conditions politiques, socio-...
Bouda, Z.H.N.
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[Textes et textes de loi sur la gestion des ressources naturelles au Burkina Faso]
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Textes et textes de loi sur la gestion des ressources naturelles au Burkina Faso
Decisions on land use in Vietnam are often only based on biophysical and economical assessments, with little consideration for the local people’s opinions or perspectives. This can lead to conflicts over natural resources management, unsustainable land use and decisions that are unfair to local p...
Boissiere, M.
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Basuki, I.
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Koponen, P.
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Wan, M.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[Biodiversity and local perceptions on the edge of a conservation area, Khe Tran Village, Vietnam]
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Biodiversity and local perceptions on the edge of a conservation area, Khe Tran Village, Vietnam
Forests are ubiquitous in the Democratic Republic of Congo; they touch the cultural and economic life of most of the population and have enormous global environmental significance. After years of conflicts and mismanagement, reconstruction is key to improving living conditions and consolidating p...
Debroux, L.
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Hart, T.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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Karsenty, A.
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Topa, G.
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[Forests in post-conflict Democratic Republic of Congo: analysis of a priority agenda]
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Forests in post-conflict Democratic Republic of Congo: analysis of a priority agenda
International nature conservation programs were originally driven by field biologists. As environment has assumed increasing prominence on the international political agenda, the role of biologists has been marginalised. International programs now have ambitious targets set by politicians and asp...