The key hypotheses underlying ASB research in Indonesia has been intensifying land use as an alternative to slash and burn can simultaneously reduce deforestation and reduce poverty. The intensification hypothesis hinges on the existence of opportunities to raise the productivity of smallholder s...
Tomich, Thomas P.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Budidarsono, S.
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Gillison, A.N.
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Kusumanto, T.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Stolle, F.
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Fagi, A.M.
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[Agricultural intensification, deforestation, and the environment: assessing tradeoffs in Sumatra, Indonesia]
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Agricultural intensification, deforestation, and the environment: assessing tradeoffs in Sumatra, Indonesia
There is an increasing need to enhance the quality of forest management in many places around the world. This need often arises from disagreements among interest groups using the same forestland and forest resources. This situation also holds true for Indonesia. Yet while it is generally agreed t...
Kusumanto, T.
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Yuliani, L.
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Macoun, P.
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Indriatmoko, Y.
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Adnan, H.
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[Belajar beradaptasi: bersama-sama mengelola hutan di Indonesia]
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Belajar beradaptasi: bersama-sama mengelola hutan di Indonesia
There is an increasing need to enhance the quality of forest management in many places around the world. This need often arises from disagreements among interest groups using the same forestland and forest resources. This situation also holds true for Indonesia. Yet while it is generally agreed t...
Kusumanto, T.
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Yuliani, L.
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Macoun, P.
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Indriatmoko, Y.
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Adnan, H.
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[Learning to adapt: managing forests together in Indonesia]
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Learning to adapt: managing forests together in Indonesia
In this chapter we questioned the link between conventional modes of knowledge extraction and local societies’ continuous marginality with regard to global knowledge and power networks. We reexamined the participatory, action and learning approaches intrinsic to adaptive collaborative management ...
Diaw, C.
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Kusumanto, T.
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[Scientists in social encounters: the case for an engaged practice of science]
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Scientists in social encounters: the case for an engaged practice of science
The Center for International Forestry Research has developed and adapted various participatory tools for use with forest communities and other natural resource dependent groups. The tools have diverse applications: stakeholder identification, decision making, planning, conflict management, inform...
Evans, K.
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Jong, W. de
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Cronkleton, P.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Lynam, T.
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Kusumanto, T.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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[Guide to participatory tools for forest communities]
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Guide to participatory tools for forest communities
We survey and evaluate selected participatory tools that have been proven effective in natural resources management and research during our extensive experience with forest communities. We first establish a framework for our analysis by identifying a set of criteria for evaluating each tool. Next...
Lynam, T.
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Jong, W. de
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Sheil, Douglas
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Kusumanto, T.
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Evans, K.
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[A review of tools for incorporating community knowledge, preferences, and values into decision making in natural resources management]
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A review of tools for incorporating community knowledge, preferences, and values into decision making in natural resources management
Kusumanto, T.
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[Learning to monitor political processes for fairness in Jambi, Indonesia]
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Learning to monitor political processes for fairness in Jambi, Indonesia
This chapter looks at how forest landscape restoration (FLR) initiatives use a stakeholder approach to identify, understand and address the interests and concerns of key stakeholder groups. This kind of approach is important in FLR for two reasons. First, the success of FLR initiatives will depen...