Monitoring and research activities may hinder rather than improce conservation in tropical countries. This paper identifies some critical threats to biodiversity and the limited resources for defending against them. It suggests various contributory factors, and a few common sense options for impr...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[Conserving what and for whom?: why conservation should help meet basic needs in the tropics]
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Conserving what and for whom?: why conservation should help meet basic needs in the tropics
Sheil, Douglas
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Heist, M. van
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Liswanti, N.
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Padmanaba, M.
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Sardjono, M.A.
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Samsoedin, I.
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Rukmiyati
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[Building conservation around local preferences: concepts, opportunities and progress]
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Building conservation around local preferences: concepts, opportunities and progress
Indonesia's 1999-2004 decentralization reforms created opportunities for land-use planning that reflected local conditions and local people's needs. We report on seven years of work in the District of Malinau in Indonesian Borneo that attempted to reconnect government land-use plans to local peop...
Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Dounias, E.
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Gunarso, P.
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Moeliono, M.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[Interactive land-use planning in Indonesia rainforest landscapes: reconnecting plans to practice]
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Interactive land-use planning in Indonesia rainforest landscapes: reconnecting plans to practice
One reason for the rapid loss of species-rich tropical forests is the high opportunity costs of forest protection. In Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), the expansion of high-revenue oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) plantations currently threatens 3.3 million ha of forest. We estimate that payments for ...
Venter, O.
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Meijaard, E.
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Possingham, H.
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Dennis, R.A.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Wich, S.
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Hovani, L.
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Wilson, K.A.
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[Carbon payments as a safeguard for threatened tropical mammals]
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Carbon payments as a safeguard for threatened tropical mammals
For hundreds of millions of people, biodiversity is about eating, staying healthy, and finding shelter. Meeting these people’s basic needs should receive greater priority in the conservation agenda.Wild and semi-wild plants and animals contribute significantly to nutrition, health care, income, a...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[Conserving what and for whom? why conservation should help meet basic human needs in the tropics]
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Conserving what and for whom? why conservation should help meet basic human needs in the tropics
This book presents a technical review of ecological and life history information on a range of Bornean wildlife species, aimed at identifying what makes these species sensitive to timber harvesting practices and associated impacts. It addresses three audiences: 1) those involved in assessing and ...
Meijaard, E.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Nasi, Robert
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Augeri, D.
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Rosenbaum, B.
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Iskandar, D.
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Setyawati, T.
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Lammertink, A.
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Rachmatika, I.
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Wong, A.
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Soehartono, T.
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Stanley, S.
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O'Brien, T.
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[Life after logging: reconciling wildlife conservation and production forestry in Indonesian Borneo]
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Life after logging: reconciling wildlife conservation and production forestry in Indonesian Borneo
Tropical forest people often suffer from the same processes that threaten biodiversity. An improved knowledge of what is important to local people could improve decision making. This article examines the usefulness of explicitly asking what is important to local people. Our examples draw on biodi...
Sheil, Douglas
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Puri, R.K.
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Wan, M.
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Basuki, I.
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Heist, M. van
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Liswanti, N.
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Rukmiyati
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Rachmatika, I.
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Samsoedin, I.
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[Recognizing local people’s priorities for tropical forest biodiversity]
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Recognizing local people’s priorities for tropical forest biodiversity
This book presents a technical review of ecological and life history information on a range of Bornean wildlife species, aimed at identifying what makes these species sensitive to timber harvesting practices and associated impacts. It addresses three audiences: 1) those involved in assessing and ...
Meijaard, E.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Nasi, Robert
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Augeri, D.
,
Rosenbaum, B.
,
Iskandar, D.
,
Setyawati, T.
,
Lammertink, A.
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Rachmatika, I.
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Wong, A.
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Soehartono, T.
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Stanley, S.
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O'Brien, T.
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[Hutan pasca pemanenan: melindungi satwa liar dalam kegiatan hutan produksi di Kalimantan]
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Hutan pasca pemanenan: melindungi satwa liar dalam kegiatan hutan produksi di Kalimantan
We discuss a recent press release calling on wealthy countries to do more to combat climate change and protect their biodiversity. We examine some further examples of how questionable views are imposed unilaterally on conservation problems. Until we better engage with local perspectives we shall ...
Meijard, E.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[A modest proposal for wealthy countries to reforest their land for the common good]
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A modest proposal for wealthy countries to reforest their land for the common good