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.
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[The Hesitant boom: Indonesia's oil palm sub-sector in an era of economic crisis and political change]
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The Hesitant boom: Indonesia's oil palm sub-sector in an era of economic crisis and political change
This study examines the initial impacts of decentralisation of policy making and policies affecting forests and estate crops in the district of Kutai Barat, East Kalimantan. Field work was conducted in mid 2000 and the author relied on secondary material and key informants to up date some informa...
Casson, A.
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[Decentralisation of policies affecting forests and estate crops in Kutai Barat district, East Kalimantan]
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Decentralisation of policies affecting forests and estate crops in Kutai Barat district, East Kalimantan
Kotawaringin Timur district lies within the Dayak heartland of Central Borneo, Indonesia. Prior to the late 1960s, most of the district was covered in dense tropical forest. However, these forests have been increasingly exploited since the 1970s when former-president Soeharto granted large timber...
Casson, A.
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[Decentralisation of policies affecting forests and estate crops in Kutawaringin Timur district, Central Kalimantan]
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Decentralisation of policies affecting forests and estate crops in Kutawaringin Timur district, Central Kalimantan
The ongoing expansion of oil palm plantations in the humid tropics, especially in Southeast Asia, is generating considerable concern and debate. Amid industry and environmental campaigners’ claims, it can be hard to perceive reality. Is oil palm a valuable route to sustainable development or a co...
Sheil, Douglas
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Casson, A.
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Meijaard, E.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Gaskell, J.
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Sunderland-Groves, J.
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Wertz, K.
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Kanninen, M.
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[The impacts and opportunities of oil palm in Southeast Asia: What do we know and what do we need to know?]
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The impacts and opportunities of oil palm in Southeast Asia: What do we know and what do we need to know?