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?
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.
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Mulongoy, K.
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Persson, R.
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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[Harnessing carbon markets for tropical forest conservation: towards a more realistic assessment]
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Harnessing carbon markets for tropical forest conservation: towards a more realistic assessment
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...
The World Heritage Convention has been ratified by 158 countries and provides an international legal regime for the conservation of sites of global, cultural or natural value. There are 33 tropical forest sites listed under the convention, mainly for their global biodiversity value. They constitu...
Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Ishwaran, N.
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Thorsell, J.
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Sigaty, T.
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[Tropical forest biodiversity and the world heritage convention]
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Tropical forest biodiversity and the world heritage convention
Discusses methods for measuring and monitoring different components of biodiversity in tropical forests. Considers the conservation of biodiversity in tropical forests including the use of criteria and indicators, the zonation concept of management, the use of buffer zones, and extractive...
Forest degradations including deforestation and desertification are problematic globally as well as expand rapidly. This is true particularly in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Deforestation is also a serious problem to the tropical forest in Southeast Asian regions. Slash and burn, and shifting ...
Addressing the conflict between biodiversity conservation and enhancing human well-being is a complex exercise that must draw upon social, economic, cultural and biophysical perspectives. Project interventions seeking to achieve a ‘balance’ between conservation and development whereby biodiversit...
Collier, N.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Sandker, M.
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Garnett, S.T.
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Boedhihartono, Agni K.
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[Science for action: the use of scoping models in conservation and development]
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Science for action: the use of scoping models in conservation and development
One of the major issues surrounding the debate on sustainability of management of tropical forests is the impact of different forest management strategies on biodiversity. Recent research has suggested a number of options for minimising the risks to biodiversity of forestry operations. The mainte...
Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Zuidema, P.A.
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Rijks, M.H.
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[Managing for biodiversity in humid tropical forests]
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Managing for biodiversity in humid tropical forests