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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.Gunarso, P.Levang, P.Sayer, Jeffrey A.[The principles of conservation and development: do they apply in Malinau?]The principles of conservation and development: do they apply in Malinau?

There is consensus that payments for biodiversity services are a promising conservation tool, yet the implementation of applied schemes has been lagging behind. This paper explores some reasons why potential biodiversity buyers may hesitate. It describes the case of an unsuccessful attempt to est...


Wunder, SvenCampbell, Bruce M.Frost, P.Sayer, Jeffrey A.Iwan, R.Wollenberg, Eva K.[When donors get cold feet: the community conservation concession in Setulang (Kalimantan, Indonesia) that never happened]When donors get cold feet: the community conservation concession in Setulang (Kalimantan, Indonesia) that never happened
Putz, F.E.Zuidema, P.A.Pinard, M.A.Boot, R.G.A.Sayer, Jeffrey A.Sheil, DouglasSist, P.Vanclay, J.K.[Improved tropical forest management for carbon retention]Improved tropical forest management for carbon retention

Community-based forest management has been promoted widely to enable local communities capture the value of the forests they inhabit. Most community forests have focused on non-timber forest products. In Cameroon, the 1994 Forest Law introduced community forestry with a strong emphasis on timber ...


Blas, D.E. dePérez, M.R.Sayer, Jeffrey A.Lescuyer, G.Nasi, RobertKarsenty, A.[External influences on and conditions for community logging management in Cameroon]External influences on and conditions for community logging management in Cameroon

The proposed Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol paves the way for financial and technological transfers to support forestry projects that sequester carbon or protect carbon stocks. This paper examines the implications of CDM for forest conservation and sustainable use by draw...


Smith, J.Mulongoy, K.Persson, R.Sayer, Jeffrey A.[Harnessing carbon markets for tropical forest conservation: towards a more realistic assessment]Harnessing carbon markets for tropical forest conservation: towards a more realistic assessment
Ruiz Perez, M.Blas, D.E. deNasi, RobertSassen, M.Sayer, Jeffrey A.Angoue, C.Gami, N.Ndoye, O.Ngono, G.Nguinguiri, J.C.Nzala, D.Toirambe, B.Yalibanda, Y.[Who is logging the Congo?]Who is logging the Congo?

Assessing the performance of management is central to natural resource management, in terms of improving the efficiency of interventions in an adaptive-learning cycle. This is not simple, given that such systems generally have multiple scales of interaction and response; high frequency of non-lin...


Campbell, Bruce M.Sayer, Jeffrey A.Frost, P.Vermeulen, Sonja J.Ruiz Perez, M.Cunningham, A.B.Prabhu, R.[Assessing the performance of natural resource systems]Assessing the performance of natural resource systems

Forest research has to change in response to the increased interest of society in the management of forestland. The president and the vice president of IUFRO, the Assistant Director-General for Forestry in the FAO and the Past Director-General of CIFOR discuss key issues. IUFRO should become a cl...


Burley, J.Seppala, R.El-Lakany, H.Sayer, Jeffrey A.Krott, M.[Voicing interests and concerns: challenges for forest research]Voicing interests and concerns: challenges for forest research

The author explores the pros and cons on whether tropical forests as national parks should be locked up and reserved or they should be managed directly and sustainably by local people for various benefits. An example is at Metut, a village adjacent to Bulungan Research forest in Indonesia where s...


Sayer, Jeffrey A.[Lock the tropical forests up? no way]Lock the tropical forests up? no way
Sayer, Jeffrey A.[La recherche forestiere au sein du Groupe Consultatif pour la Recherche Agricole Internationale (GCRAI)]La recherche forestiere au sein du Groupe Consultatif pour la Recherche Agricole Internationale (GCRAI)

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