The forest of Gunung Lumut in Pasir District, East Kalimantan was designated for a protection forest in 1983. It is surrounded by 15 villages and one settlement lies inside it.Communities in those villages are dependent upon the landscape and forest resources mainly for non timber forest products...
Murniati
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Padmanaba, M.
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Basuki, I.
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[The importance of forest and landscape resource for community around gunung Lumut protected forest, East Kalimantan]
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The importance of forest and landscape resource for community around gunung Lumut protected forest, East Kalimantan
The spatial patterns of NTFPs collection was investigated in four villages (Muongmuay, Vangmat, Bouammi and Phadeng) of Viengkham district in Luang Prabang Province. The survey aimed at characterizing different NTFPs collection practices across (i) a gradient of accessibility, population pressure...
Thephavanh, M.
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Ponkphady, S.
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Boucard, A.
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Boissiere, M.
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Castella, J.C.
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Basuki, I.
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Mouaxeng-Cha, K.
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Vongmany, O.
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[Spatial changes in the use of Non Timber Forest Products in four villages of Viengkham District, Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR]
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Spatial changes in the use of Non Timber Forest Products in four villages of Viengkham District, Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR
The authors studied how the role and perceptions of natural forests have changed in seven villages along the Malinau River, East Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). Local people consider development projects, logging and mining activities, and floods as having the greatest influence on their liveliho...
Basuki, I.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Padmanaba, M.
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Liswanti, N.
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Mulcahy, G.
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Wan, M.
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[The evolving role of tropical forests for local livelihoods in Indonesia]
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The evolving role of tropical forests for local livelihoods in Indonesia
Governments in tropical countries are still responding to increasing forest degradation by implementing different types of protected areas. In general, due to their negative image as causes of deforestation, local communities are being excluded from any management role in these conservation areas...
Boissiere, M.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Basuki, I.
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Wan, M.
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Le, H.
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[Can engaging local people’s interests reduce forest degradation in Central Vietnam?]
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Can engaging local people’s interests reduce forest degradation in Central Vietnam?
Murniati
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Padmanaba, M.
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Basuki, I.
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[Forest resources utilization value of the communities living in and around Gunung Lumut protection forest, East Kalimantan]
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Forest resources utilization value of the communities living in and around Gunung Lumut protection forest, East Kalimantan
Tropical forest people often suffer from the same processes that threaten biodiversity. An improved knowledge of what is important to local people could improve decision making. This article examines the usefulness of explicitly asking what is important to local people. Our examples draw on biodi...
Sheil, Douglas
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Puri, R.K.
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Wan, M.
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Basuki, I.
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Heist, M. van
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Liswanti, N.
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Rukmiyati
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Rachmatika, I.
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Samsoedin, I.
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[Recognizing local people’s priorities for tropical forest biodiversity]
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Recognizing local people’s priorities for tropical forest biodiversity
In order for local community views to be incorporated into new development initiatives, their perceptions need to be clearly understood and documented in a format that is readily accessible to planners and developers. The current study sought to develop a predictive understanding of how the Punan...
Cunliffe, R.N.
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Lynam, T.J.P.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Wan, M.
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Salim, A.
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Basuki, I.
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Priyadi, H.
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[Developing a predictive understanding of landscape importance to the Punan-Pelancau of East Kalimantan, Borneo]
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Developing a predictive understanding of landscape importance to the Punan-Pelancau of East Kalimantan, Borneo
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, Douglas
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Liswanti, N.
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Heist, M. van
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Basuki, I.
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Syaefuddin
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Samsoedin, I.
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Rukmiyati
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Sardjono, M.A.
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[Local priorities and biodiversity]
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Local priorities and biodiversity
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.
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Heist, M. van
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Sheil, Douglas
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Basuki, I.
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Frazier, S.
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Ginting, U.
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Wan, M.
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Hariadi, B.
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Hariyadi, H.
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Kristianto, H.D.
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Bemei, J.
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Haruway, R.
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Marien, E.R.C.
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Koibur, D.P.H.
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Watopa, Y.
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Rachman, I.
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Liswanti, N.
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[Pentingnya sumberdaya alam bagi masyarakat lokal di daerah aliran sungai Mamberamo, Papua, dan implikasinya bagi konservasi]
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Pentingnya sumberdaya alam bagi masyarakat lokal di daerah aliran sungai Mamberamo, Papua, dan implikasinya bagi konservasi
How do tropical forest people cope with natural disasters? We worked with four communities in East Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia, before and after a catastrophic flood. We interviewed 42 of 102 heads of households affected by the floods. All 42 households suffered some major loss of property – c...
Liswanti, N.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Basuki, I.
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Padmanaba, M.
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Mulcahy, G.
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[Falling back on forests: how forest-dwelling people cope with catastrophe in a changing landscape]
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Falling back on forests: how forest-dwelling people cope with catastrophe in a changing landscape