The severe fires that burned over 9.7 million ha of Indonesia in 1997/98 occurred in an El Niño year. Much of the impact of fires could have been avoided if appropriate fire management systems were in place and policies relating to fire and land use were appropriate to deal with the situation. Th...
Applegate, G.
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Smith, R.
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Fox, J.J.
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Mitchell, A.
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Packham, D.
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Tapper, N.
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Baines, G.
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[Kebakaran hutan di Indonesia: dampak dan pemecahannya]
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Kebakaran hutan di Indonesia: dampak dan pemecahannya
The participatory forest fire prevention programme of Forest Fire Prevention Management Project (FFPMP) aims at intensive fuel management and fire control with the integrated green belt on community land on the boundary of Berbak National Park, Jambi Province, Sumatra. It aims to motivate farmers...
Otsuka, M.
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Sumantri
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Hariri, D.
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Yunardi, S.
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[An overview of development processes and farmers' interactions in a participatory forest fire prevention programme in Jambi province, Indonesia]
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An overview of development processes and farmers' interactions in a participatory forest fire prevention programme in Jambi province, Indonesia
This simple manual is intended for general guidelines on traditional methods in managing natural resources. It is based on the indigenous/traditional knowledge of people of Dayak Kenyah Uma' Jalan society, East Kutai, Kalimantan, Indonesia. Local traditional knowledge is one of the important comp...
Suhardiman, A.
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Hidayat, A.
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Applegate, G.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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[Manual praktek mengelola hutan dan lahan: suatu kombinasi pengetahuan tradisional masyarakat Dayak Kenyah dengan ilmu-ilmu kehutanan dan pertanian]
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Manual praktek mengelola hutan dan lahan: suatu kombinasi pengetahuan tradisional masyarakat Dayak Kenyah dengan ilmu-ilmu kehutanan dan pertanian
Chokkalingam, U.
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Suyanto, S.
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[Fire, livelihoods and environmental degradation in the wetlands of Indonesia: a vicious cycle]
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Fire, livelihoods and environmental degradation in the wetlands of Indonesia: a vicious cycle
Chokkalingam, U.
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[Kebakaran di lahan gambut Mahakam tengah: keselarasan antara mata pencaharian dan konservasi]
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Kebakaran di lahan gambut Mahakam tengah: keselarasan antara mata pencaharian dan konservasi
Chokkalingam, U.
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[Fires in the middle Mahakam peatlands: balancing livelihoods and conservation]
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Fires in the middle Mahakam peatlands: balancing livelihoods and conservation
In East Kalimantan, Indonesia drought is frequently followed by fire. The eastern part of Kutai Regency is susceptible to large-scale wildfires during severe droughts related to strong El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events as shown by the 1982-83 and 1997-98 fires. Since the 1982-83 forest f...
Toma, T.
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Oka, T.
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Marjenah
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Fatawi, M.
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Mori, T.
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[Forest rehabilitation requires fire prevention and community involvement]
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Forest rehabilitation requires fire prevention and community involvement
The 1997-98 El Nino is among the strongest recorded and low rainfall in Indonesia set the conditions for widespread fires. At the same time, it is clearer druing this particular El Nino than it has been in the past that many fires are being deliberately set. They must be understood in the context...
Byron, R.N.
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Shepherd, G.
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[Indonesia and the 1997-98 El Nino: fire problems require long-term solutions]
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Indonesia and the 1997-98 El Nino: fire problems require long-term solutions