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Can democratic processes favour conservation outcomes in the tropics? This study focuses on local viewpoints within a forested landscape of high conservation significance in East Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). Stakeholders received posters displaying results from a previous study; these posters ...


Padmanaba, M.Sheil, Douglas[Finding and promoting a local conservation consensus in a globally important tropical forest landscape]Finding and promoting a local conservation consensus in a globally important tropical forest landscape

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.Mulongoy, K.Persson, R.Sayer, Jeffrey A.[Harnessing carbon markets for tropical forest conservation: towards a more realistic assessment]Harnessing carbon markets for tropical forest conservation: towards a more realistic assessment

Development of management plans collaboratively with local people (e.g. co-management) is now an important means of protected area conservation. Yet formal protected area managers often need more specific information about the local people with whom they want to co-manage resources. We propose wi...


Colfer, C.J.P.Wadley, R.L.Venkateswarlu, P.[Understanding local people's use of time: a pre-condition for good co-management]Understanding local people's use of time: a pre-condition for good co-management

Achieving effective conservation in the tropics is a global concern but implicates local people. Despite considerable rhetoric about local participation the vast majority of conservation initiatives continue to be devised and controlled by a small group of powerful, external voices. What is widel...


Vermeulen, Sonja J.Sheil, Douglas[Partnerships for tropical conservation]Partnerships for tropical conservation
Vermeulen, Sonja J.Sheil, Douglas[The possibility of common ground: a reply to Mavhunga and Robinson]The possibility of common ground: a reply to Mavhunga and Robinson
Sunderland, T.C.H.Ehringhaus, C.Campbell, Bruce M.[Conservation and development in tropical forest landscapes: a time to face the trade-offs?]Conservation and development in tropical forest landscapes: a time to face the trade-offs?

Tropical deforestation is leading to a loss of economically productive timber concessions, as well as areas with important environmental or socio-cultural values. To counteract this threat in Southeast Asia, sustainable forest management (SFM) practices are becoming increasingly important. We ass...


Dennis, R.A.Meijaard, E.Nasi, RobertGustafsson, L.[Biodiversity conservation in Southeast Asian timber concessions: a critical evaluation of policy mechanisms and guidelines]Biodiversity conservation in Southeast Asian timber concessions: a critical evaluation of policy mechanisms and guidelines

In a number of places, sacred forest sites play an important role in conservation and local livelihoods. This paper examines how Iban hunters and animals alike use sacred forest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. To determine the relative importance of different sites in hunting, it compares hunting ...


Wadley, R.L.Colfer, C.J.P.[Sacred forest, hunting, and conservation in West Kalimantan, Indonesia]Sacred forest, hunting, and conservation in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Tscharntke, TejaMilder, Jeffrey C.Schroth, GötzClough, Y.DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.Waldron, A.Rice, R.Ghazoul, J.[Conserving biodiversity through certification of tropical agroforestry crops at local and landscape scales]Conserving biodiversity through certification of tropical agroforestry crops at local and landscape scales

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