This short paper summarizes the conclusions of a 1999 investigation into the causes of fires in six communities in East Kalimantan. Drawing on the author’s long term experience with the Kenyah (inhabitants of five of the communities), perceived causes of the fires in these six locations were docu...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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[The longhouse of the tarsier: changing landscape, gender, and well being in Borneo]
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The longhouse of the tarsier: changing landscape, gender, and well being in Borneo
This paper describes 1999 research intended to shed light on the causes and effects of the devastating 1997-98 forest fires in East Kalimantan. The author visited six communities and interviewed representatives of several other stakeholders (oil palm plantations, industrial timber plantations, ti...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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[Fire in East Kalimantan: a panoply of practices, views and (discouraging) effects]
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Fire in East Kalimantan: a panoply of practices, views and (discouraging) effects
This short paper summarizes the conclusions of a 1999 investigation into the causes of fires in six communities in East Kalimantan. Drawing on the author’s long term experience with the Kenyah (inhabitants of five of the communities), perceived causes of the fires in these six locations were docu...