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The paper presents a new and versatile sample unit suitable for rapid assessments of tropical forest in heterogeneous areas. The method uses multiple applications of small and easy-to-apply variable subunits. Compared with any fixed-area approach the sample unit is quick and easy to apply even in...


Sheil, DouglasDucey, M.J.Sidiyasa, K.D.Samsoedin, I.[A new type of sample unit for the efficient assessment of diverse tree communities in complex forest landscapes]A new type of sample unit for the efficient assessment of diverse tree communities in complex forest landscapes
Sheil, DouglasBoissiere, M.[Local people may be the best allies in conservation: correspondence]Local people may be the best allies in conservation: correspondence

Monitoring and research activities may hinder rather than improve conservation in tropical countries. Those concerned with conservation - particularly academics and aid agencies - too often overlook the practical realities of achieving conservation in the tropics. As a result, many initiatives di...


Sheil, DouglasNasi, Robert[Recherche et conservation: realities, priorites et distraction]Recherche et conservation: realities, priorites et distraction

CIFOR's research in the Bulungan Model Forest in Bulungan, East Kalimanatan took the form of a systematic investigation into ways of achieving forest sustainability in a large forest landscape with diverse, rapidly changing and often conflicting land-use demands. The integrated approach to resear...


Stapleton, P.Sheil, DouglasWollenberg, Eva K.Kartawinata, K.Levang, P.Machfudh[Research in the Bulungan model forest: the management of a large, multistakeholder forest]Research in the Bulungan model forest: the management of a large, multistakeholder forest
Sheil, DouglasHeist, M. vanLiswanti, N.Basuki, I.Wan, M.[Biodiversity, landscapes and livelihoods: a local perspective]Biodiversity, landscapes and livelihoods: a local perspective

A succinct account of the development and application of methods to assess biodiversity with the involvement of local communities in the forests of Malinau East Kalimantan. The new approach is shown to offer many benefits over more conventional approaches.


Sheil, DouglasLiswanti, N.Heist, M. vanBasuki, I.SyaefuddinSamsoedin, I.RukmiyatiSardjono, M.A.[Local priorities and biodiversity]Local priorities and biodiversity

This document is intended for those interested in gathering natural resource information that reflects the needs of local communities. It describes a multidisciplinary survey developed with indigenous communities in the fores-rich landscapes of the Malinau watershed in East Kalimantan (Indonesian...


Sheil, DouglasPuri, R.K.Basuki, I.Heist, M. vanWan, M.Liswanti, N.RukmiyatiSardjono, M.A.Samsoedin, I.Sidiyasa, K.D.ChrisandiniPermana, E.Angi, E.M.Gatzweiler, F.Johnson, B.Wijaya, A.[Exploring biological diversity, environment and local people's perspectives in forest landscapes: methods for a multidisciplinary landscape assessment]Exploring biological diversity, environment and local people's perspectives in forest landscapes: methods for a multidisciplinary landscape assessment

Tropical biologists need help. Examples show that local people can be trained to be effective parataxonomists, greatly assisting efforts to document and assess tropical biodiversity. Local collaborations also offer promising ways with which to improve natural resource management and conservation....


Sheil, DouglasLawrence, A.[Tropical biologists, local people and conservation: new opportunities for collaboration]Tropical biologists, local people and conservation: new opportunities for collaboration

Sparsely populated and abundant in rich and exotic biodiversity, the vast and highly inaccessible Mamberamo Basin in Indonesia’s West Papua (Irian Jaya) contains some of the world’s most pristine rainforests. The region’s 7,000 people and their communities are spread over 7.7 million hectares of ...


Boissiere, M.Heist, M. vanSheil, DouglasBasuki, I.Frazier, S.Ginting, U.Wan, M.Hariadi, B.Hariyadi, H.Kristianto, H.D.Bemei, J.Haruway, R.Marien, E.R.C.Koibur, D.P.H.Watopa, Y.Rachman, I.Liswanti, N.[Pentingnya sumberdaya alam bagi masyarakat lokal di daerah aliran sungai Mamberamo, Papua, dan implikasinya bagi konservasi]Pentingnya sumberdaya alam bagi masyarakat lokal di daerah aliran sungai Mamberamo, Papua, dan implikasinya bagi konservasi

The ongoing expansion of oil palm plantations in the humid tropics, especially in Southeast Asia, is generating considerable concern and debate. Amid industry and environmental campaigners’ claims, it can be hard to perceive reality. Is oil palm a valuable route to sustainable development or a co...


Sheil, DouglasCasson, A.Meijaard, E.Noordwijk, Meine vanGaskell, J.Sunderland-Groves, J.Wertz, K.Kanninen, M.[The impacts and opportunities of oil palm in Southeast Asia: What do we know and what do we need to know?]The impacts and opportunities of oil palm in Southeast Asia: What do we know and what do we need to know?

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