There is consensus that payments for biodiversity services are a promising conservation tool, yet the implementation of applied schemes has been lagging behind. This paper explores some reasons why potential biodiversity buyers may hesitate. It describes the case of an unsuccessful attempt to est...
Wunder, Sven
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Frost, P.
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Iwan, R.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[When donors get cold feet: the community conservation concession in Setulang (Kalimantan, Indonesia) that never happened]
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When donors get cold feet: the community conservation concession in Setulang (Kalimantan, Indonesia) that never happened
In Indonesia, rapid deforestation is affecting local populations’ access to forest, yet little information is available about the impacts of deforestation on highly forest-dependent populations. To better understand these potential impacts, this document reports on economic and cultural uses of t...
Uluk, A.
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Sudana, M.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Ketergantungan masyarakat Dayak terhadap hutan di sekitar Taman Nasional Kayan Mentarang]
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Ketergantungan masyarakat Dayak terhadap hutan di sekitar Taman Nasional Kayan Mentarang
Indonesia’s new basic forestry law makes some promising steps towards devolving control over forests to customary communities. This chapter analyzes the law’s provisions for new institutional arrangements, “customary communities” and co-operatives. The analysis shows how the extent of centralized...
Chokkalingam, U.
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Sabogal C.
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Almeida, E.
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Carandang, A.P.
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Gumartini, T.
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Jong, W. de
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Brienza, S.
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Meza Lopez, A.
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Murniati
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Nawir, A.A.
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Wibowo, L.R.
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Toma, T.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Zhou Zaichi
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[Local participation, livelihood needs, and institutional arrangements: three keys to sustainable rehabilitation of degraded tropical forest lands]
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Local participation, livelihood needs, and institutional arrangements: three keys to sustainable rehabilitation of degraded tropical forest lands
REDD initiatives are more likely to succeed if they build on the interests of forest communities and indigenous people. More attention is needed to the balance of incentives, benefits, rights and political participation across levels of decision making, interest groups and administration. Incenti...
Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Springate-Baginski, O.
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[Incentives +: how can REDD improve well-being in forest communities?]
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Incentives +: how can REDD improve well-being in forest communities?
Malinau District, established through partition in 1999, is the largest district in East Kalimantan and contains some of its largest tracts of forest. With decentralization, the district has sought to generate revenues from its forests, but these efforts have been handicapped by a concurrent lack...
Barr, C.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Limberg, G.
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Anau, N.
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Iwan, R.
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Sudana, I.M.
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Moeliono, M.
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Djogo, T.
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[The impacts of decentralisation on forests and forest-dependent communities in Malinau district, East Kalimantan]
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The impacts of decentralisation on forests and forest-dependent communities in Malinau district, East Kalimantan
Indonesia’s new basic forestry law makes some promising steps towards devolving control over forests to customary communities. This chapter analyzes the law’s provisions for new institutional arrangements, “customary communities” and co-operatives. The analysis shows how the extent of centralized...
This case study covers work in the Malinau catchment in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, a vast area of primary and secondary forest with scattered villages. The project has evolved to focus on key factors underlying poverty and forest loss. Inappropriate harvesting is reducing biodiversity, limiting ...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Gunarso, P.
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Kartawinata, K.
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Levang, P.
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Rhee, S.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Sist, P.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Empowering forest dwellers and managing forests more sustainably in the landscapes of Borneo]
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Empowering forest dwellers and managing forests more sustainably in the landscapes of Borneo