The rate of forest cover loss in the humid tropics of Cameroon is one of the highest in Central Africa. The aim of the large-scale, two-year research project described here was to understand the effect of the country's economic crisis and policy change on small-scale agricultural systems and land...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Ndoye, O.
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Bikie, H.
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Laporte, N.
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Mertens, B.
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Pokam, J.
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[Economic crisis, small-scale agriculture, and forest cover change in Southern Cameroon]
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Economic crisis, small-scale agriculture, and forest cover change in Southern Cameroon
An economic crisis and political changes that have occurred in Indonesia since 1997 have presented grave dangers but also important opportunities for the country. On the one hand, the depreciation of the rupiah against the dollar is part of a drastic economic downturn, but on the other hand, it r...
Cette etude a ete realisee en 1997-98 par le CIFOR en collaboration avec les institutions et les chercheurs camerounais, grace a l'appui financier du DFID du Royaume-Uni. Son objectif general est de compendre les causes qui expliqueraient le taux de deforestation beaucoup plus elevependantla cris...
Kemajou J.P.W.
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Sunderlin, William D.
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[L'Impact de la crise economique sur les populations, les migrations et le couvert forestier du Sud-Cameroun]
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L'Impact de la crise economique sur les populations, les migrations et le couvert forestier du Sud-Cameroun
A sample survey of 648 households was conducted in 54 villages in the humid forest zone of Cameroon to understand the effect of the economic crisis (dating from 1986) and the 1994 currency devaluation on the practices of small farmers, and the effect of these practices on forest cover change. Fou...
Bikie, H.
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Ndoye, O.
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Sunderlin, William D.
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[L'Impact de la crise economique sur les systemes agricoles et la changement du couvert forestier dans la zone forestiere humide du Cameroun]
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L'Impact de la crise economique sur les systemes agricoles et la changement du couvert forestier dans la zone forestiere humide du Cameroun
Integration of information from household surveys and data on land-cover changes derived from remote sensing helps to understand the causes and processes of land-use/land-cover changes. A household survey covering 552 households in 33 villages was carried out in the East Province of Cameroon. Thi...
Mertens, B.
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Sunderlin, William D.
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Ndoye, O.
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Lambin, E.F.
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[Impact of macroeconomic change on deforestation in South Cameroon: integration of household survey and remotely-sensed data]
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Impact of macroeconomic change on deforestation in South Cameroon: integration of household survey and remotely-sensed data
Cameroon and Indonesia are two countries that have received much attention in the literature on tropical deforestation. Both have also experienced devastating economic crises and subsequent macroeconomic adjustment policies. Through a contrast of the two countries' experiences, this chapter explo...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Resosudarmo, I.A.P.
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Ndoye, O.
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[Economic crises, small farmers and forest cover in Cameroon and Indonesia]
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Economic crises, small farmers and forest cover in Cameroon and Indonesia
Indonesia's economy receded in 1998, and the national currency has lost more than 70% of its value. Expansion of agriculture is one of the main ways to overcome the crisis: 1) relatively independent of the dollar economy; 2) provision of basic needs commodities; 3) reduction of unemployment; 4) r...
Sunderlin, William D.
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[Crise economique et changements politiques en Indonesie: premiers effets sur le secteur forestier]
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Crise economique et changements politiques en Indonesie: premiers effets sur le secteur forestier
Policy aiming to improve the conservation and management of tropical forests are often based on the assumption of political economic stability. Yet some of the most important changes in conditions affecting tropical forests can occur when the political and economic climate changes in abrupt, unpr...
Sunderlin, William D.
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[Between danger and opportunity: Indonesian and forests in an era of economic crisis and political change]
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Between danger and opportunity: Indonesian and forests in an era of economic crisis and political change
Twenty million people live in or near Indonesia' s natural forests. The country's humid tropical forests are primarily in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Irian Jaya. A devastating regional economic crisis that began in mid-1997 affected Indonesia more strongly than any other country in Asia. A...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Resosudarmo, I.A.P.
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Rianto, E.
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Angelsen, A.
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[The effect of Indonesia's economic crisis on small farmers and natural forest cover in the outer islands]
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The effect of Indonesia's economic crisis on small farmers and natural forest cover in the outer islands
Twenty million people live in or near Indonesia' s natural forests. The country's humid tropical forests are primarily in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Irian Jaya. A devastating regional economic crisis that began in mid-1997 affected Indonesia more strongly than any other country in Asia. A...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Resosudarmo, I.A.P.
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Rianto, E.
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Angelsen, A.
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[Dampak krisis ekonomi Indonesia terhadap petani kecil dan tutupan hutan alam di luar Jawa]
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Dampak krisis ekonomi Indonesia terhadap petani kecil dan tutupan hutan alam di luar Jawa