A paper published in Ecological Economics [Varma, A. 2003. The economics of slash and burn: a case study of the 1997–1998 Indonesian forest fires. Ecological Economics 46,159–171] claims to show that slash and burn agriculture is socially inefficient and should be banned. However, its conclusions...
Indonesian legislation calls for a zero-burning policy. This approach to fire management is largely in response to significant negative impacts on the economy and the environment, not only in Indonesia but also the neighbouring region, that result annually from peat fires in Kalimantan and Sumatr...
Tacconi, L.
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Moore, P.F.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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[Fires in tropical forests - what is really the problem?: lessons from Indonesia]
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Fires in tropical forests - what is really the problem?: lessons from Indonesia
A case study from the central extensive peatland sections of the Middle Mahakam Area, East Kalimantan, is used to depic how local use of fire for agriculture extraction activities could be a major factor driving peatland transformation. Large-scale fires that occured in the area in 1982/83 and 19...
Chokkalingam, U.
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Tacconi, L.
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Ruchiat, Y.
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[Fire use, peatland transformation and local livelihoods: a case of positive reinforcement]
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Fire use, peatland transformation and local livelihoods: a case of positive reinforcement