Attempts to reconcile economic development with environmental conservation in a forest area in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, are reviewed for the district of Malinau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, an area of 42,000 km2 that is still largely covered in rainforest. The history of the region is describe...
Boedhihartono, Agni K.
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Gunarso, P.
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Levang, P.
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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[The principles of conservation and development: do they apply in Malinau?]
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The principles of conservation and development: do they apply in Malinau?
This article points to the importance of systems and praxis-oriented approach in understanding the problem of illegal logging in Indonesia. In recent years, there has been a tendency on the part of industry analysts and forestry sector observes to view the seemingly irremediable spread of illegal...
Obidzinski, K.
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Suramenggala, I.
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Levang, P.
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[L'exploitation forestiere illegale en Indonesie: un inquietant processus de legalisation]
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L'exploitation forestiere illegale en Indonesie: un inquietant processus de legalisation
That forest people intimately depend on forests for their livelihoods is widely accepted and, so it is predicted, the rapid pace of deforestation in the humid tropics will soon lead them into utter destitution or, worse, drive them into cities. Socio-economic studies recently carried out among Pu...
Considering the role and importance of the forest to local people, what first strikes any visitor to the Bulungan research forest is the strong contradiction between talk and action. On one hand side the contribution of the forest to local people's livelihoods is widely acknowledged, on the other...
This case study covers work in the Malinau catchment in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, a vast area of primary and secondary forest with scattered villages. The project has evolved to focus on key factors underlying poverty and forest loss. Inappropriate harvesting is reducing biodiversity, limiting ...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Gunarso, P.
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Kartawinata, K.
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Levang, P.
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Rhee, S.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Sist, P.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Empowering forest dwellers and managing forests more sustainably in the landscapes of Borneo]
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Empowering forest dwellers and managing forests more sustainably in the landscapes of Borneo
Cronkleton, P.
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Larson, A.M.
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Feintrenie, L.
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García, C.
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Levang, P.
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[Reframing community forestry to manage the forest-farm interface]
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Reframing community forestry to manage the forest-farm interface