This chapter summarizes CIFOR’s work on social criteria and indicators (C&I), developed within commercial establishments oriented toward timber harvesting. These C&I are then examined from the point of view of protected areas, based on Colfer’s experience managing an Indonesian wildlife reserve i...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Prabhu, R.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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McDougall, C.
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Edmunds, D.
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Kowero, G.S.
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[Toward social criteria and indicators for protected areas: one cut on adaptive co-management]
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Toward social criteria and indicators for protected areas: one cut on adaptive co-management
Despite widespread acceptance of sustainability as the ultimate goal of forest management, perspectives about its meaning, significance, and relevant indicators may still differ. This paper examines local perspectives on sustainability, and evaluates their similarities and differences. A systemat...
Purnomo, H.
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Mendoza, G.A.
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Prabhu, R.
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[Analysis of local perspectives on sustainable forest management: an Indonesian case study]
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Analysis of local perspectives on sustainable forest management: an Indonesian case study
This is a report on the first phase of CIFOR's research project on testing criteria and indicators (C&I) for the sustainable management of forests, which was initiated in August 1994. The project has sought to identify reliable, relevant and cost-effective C&I based on field evaluation of existin...
Prabhu, R.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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[Testing criteria and indicators for the sustainable management of forests: a report on phase I of the CIFOR research project]
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Testing criteria and indicators for the sustainable management of forests: a report on phase I of the CIFOR research project
This chapter makes use of data from research conducted in 1996 in and around Danau Sentarum Wildlife Reserve in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Its initial purpose was to contribute to the development of principles, criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management. The particular topic inves...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Wadley, R.L.
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Harwell, E.
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Prabhu, R.
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[Assessing intergenerational access to resources: using criteria and indicators in West Kalimantan, Indonesia]
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Assessing intergenerational access to resources: using criteria and indicators in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
The assessment on key ecological factors affecting runoff and soil erosion and the usefulness of plot-level monitoring of soil erosion was conducted by collecting runoff and soil loss records from 14 runoff plots. The runoff plots were set up in two catchments in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, wh...
Hartanto, H.
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Prabhu, R.
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Widayat, A.S.E.
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Asdak, C.
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[Factors affecting runoff and soil erosion: plot-level soil loss monitoring for assessing sustainability of forest management]
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Factors affecting runoff and soil erosion: plot-level soil loss monitoring for assessing sustainability of forest management
The need for new criteria and indicators for the assessment of biodiversity conservation as part of sustainable forest management of tropical forests has been identified as a priority by many international organisations. Those biodiversity criteria and indicators which formed part of a much broad...
Stork, N.E.
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Boyle, T.J.B.
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Dale, V.
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Eeley, H.
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Finegan, B.
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Lawes, M.
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Manokaran, N.
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Prabhu, R.
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Soberon, J.
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[Criteria and indicators for assessing the sustainability of forest management: conservation of biodiversity]
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Criteria and indicators for assessing the sustainability of forest management: conservation of biodiversity
This concept paper addresses those elements in the people-forest interface which we perceive as critical to sustainable forest management, based on our own training and experience, as well as two field tests of the conceptual framework (in Kalimantan and Côte d'Ivoire ). Initially, we define our ...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Prabhu, R.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Principles, criteria and indicators: applying Ockham’s Razor to the people-forestry link]
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Principles, criteria and indicators: applying Ockham’s Razor to the people-forestry link
This paper makes use of data from a methodological pre-test conducted in and around Danau Sentarum Wildlife Reserve in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Its purpose was to contribute to the development of principles, criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management (SFM). The particular topic ...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Wadley, R.L.
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Harwell, E.
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Prabhu, R.
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[Inter-generational access to resources: developing criteria and indicators]
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Inter-generational access to resources: developing criteria and indicators
Tropical countries are expanding plantation forestry to develop sustainable wood production systems. Much of this is based on short rotations of exotic species. These systems require large capital investments, represent intensive land use and increase the demands on the soil. To develop options f...
Hopmans, P.
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Prabhu, R.
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Brand, D.
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Nambiar, S.
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Cossalter, C.
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[Development of C&I for tropical plantation forests]
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Development of C&I for tropical plantation forests
This report documents the conduct of the first field tests of criteria and indicators (C&I) at the forest management unit level. Interdisciplinary and international teams of five persons conducted tests of five sets of C&I in four countries (Germany, Indonesia, Brazil, and Cote d’Ivoire). This re...
Prabhu, R.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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Venkateswarlu, P.
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Tan, L.C.
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Soekmadi, R.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Testing criteria and indicators for the sustainable management of forests: phase 1. Final Report]
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Testing criteria and indicators for the sustainable management of forests: phase 1. Final Report