Despite a long history of confrontation between forest agencies and forest people, “indigenous” or “local” practices are increasingly considered as a viable alternative of forest management. This paper is a synthesis derived from various long-term research programs carried out by the authors in S...
Michon, G.
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Foresta, H. de
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Levang, P.
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Verdeaux, F.
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[Domestic forests: a new paradigm for integrating local communities’ forestry into tropical forest science]
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Domestic forests: a new paradigm for integrating local communities’ forestry into tropical forest science
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
This paper deals with "Indigenous peoples' health in changing rainforests". It describes the study carried out jointly by CIFOR and IRD on the nutritional ecology of the Punan Tubu in Eastern Kalimantan. It compares the contrasted situations between the Punan who still leave remotedly in the fore...
Dounias, E.
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Kishi, M.
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Selzner, A.
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Kurniawan, I.
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Levang, P.
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[No longer nomadic: changing Punan Tubu lifestyle requires new health strategies]
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No longer nomadic: changing Punan Tubu lifestyle requires new health strategies
Until the end of the nineteenth century primary forests covered nearly all the island of Sumatra. The first valorisation of this natural resource was hunting and gathering activities, followed by and later associated with swidden cultivation of upland rice. The industrial revolution in Europe and...
Feintrenie, L.
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Levang, P.
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[Sumatra’s rubber agroforests: advent, rise and fall of a sustainable cropping system]
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Sumatra’s rubber agroforests: advent, rise and fall of a sustainable cropping system
The biodiversity and climate consequences of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) expansion across South East Asia have received considerable attention. The human side of the issue, highlighted with reports of negative livelihood outcomes and rights abuses by oil palm companies, has also led to controver...
Rist, L.
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Feintrenie, L.
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Levang, P.
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[The livelihood impacts of oil palm: smallholders in Indonesia]
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The livelihood impacts of oil palm: smallholders in Indonesia
Levang, P.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Kanninen, M.
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[Le palmier à huile, Dr Jekill pour l’énergie, Mr Hyde pour la biodiversité]
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Le palmier à huile, Dr Jekill pour l’énergie, Mr Hyde pour la biodiversité
In situ conservation of tropical forests often requires restricting human use and occupancy within protected areas by enforcing regulations. However, law enforcement interventions that seek to prevent deforestation rarely have been evaluated. Conservationists increasingly recognize the need to me...
Gaveau, D.L.A.
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Linkie, M.
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Suyadi
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Levang, P.
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Leader-Williams, N.
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[Three decades of deforestation in southwest Sumatra: effects of coffee prices, law enforcement and rural poverty]
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Three decades of deforestation in southwest Sumatra: effects of coffee prices, law enforcement and rural poverty
Lazard, J.
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Baruthio, A.
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Mathé, S.
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Chia, Eduardo
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Rey-Valette, H.
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Clément, O.
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Morissens, P.
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Mikolasek, O.
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Legendre, M.
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Levang, P.
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Slembrouck, J.
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René, F.
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Aubin, J.
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Blancheton, J.P.
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[Diversité des systèmes aquacoles et développement durable: entre structure d’exploitation et représentations]
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Diversité des systèmes aquacoles et développement durable: entre structure d’exploitation et représentations