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This study examines the preliminary impacts of Indonesia's decentralization process on the administration and management of forest resources in Ketapang District, West Kalimantan. The case study is based on field work carried out in mid-2000, using a rapid appraisal methodology. The report covers...


Soetarto, E.Sitorus, M.T.F.Napiri, M.Y.[Decentralisation of administration, policy making and forest management in Ketapang district, West Kalimantan]Decentralisation of administration, policy making and forest management in Ketapang district, West Kalimantan
Autor: Casson, A.

Planted oil palm areas increased 20-fold and crude palm oil (CPO) production had a 12% average annual increase from 1967-1997. This conferred important economic benefits but threatened Indonesia's natural forest cover. Large-scale plantations displaced local communities and social conflict result...


Casson, A.[The Hesitant boom: Indonesia's oil palm sub-sector in an era of economic crisis and political change]The Hesitant boom: Indonesia's oil palm sub-sector in an era of economic crisis and political change

This paper examines the conversion of Indonesia’s natural forests to timber and tree crop plantations, notably oil palm. The principal aims are to understand the impact of this process on natural forest and on forest-dwelling people, and to establish whether past and present policies governing th...


Kartodihardjo, H.Supriono, A.[The Impact of sectoral development on natural forest conversion and degradation: the case of timber and tree crop plantations in Indonesia]The Impact of sectoral development on natural forest conversion and degradation: the case of timber and tree crop plantations in Indonesia

This paper examines the conversion of Indonesia’s natural forests to timber and tree crop plantations, notably oil palm. The principal aims are to understand the impact of this process on natural forest and on forest-dwelling people, and to establish whether past and present policies governing th...


Kartodihardjo, H.Supriono, A.[Dampak pembangunan sektoral terhadap konversi dan degradasi hutan alam: kasus pembangunan HTI dan perkebunan di Indonesia]Dampak pembangunan sektoral terhadap konversi dan degradasi hutan alam: kasus pembangunan HTI dan perkebunan di Indonesia
Álvarez, E.Claroz, José Luis[Characterization and classification of phytoplasmas associated with oil palm (Elaeis guineensis)]Characterization and classification of phytoplasmas associated with oil palm (Elaeis guineensis)
Autor: Casson, A.

Kotawaringin Timur district lies within the Dayak heartland of Central Borneo, Indonesia. Prior to the late 1960s, most of the district was covered in dense tropical forest. However, these forests have been increasingly exploited since the 1970s when former-president Soeharto granted large timber...


Casson, A.[Decentralisation of policies affecting forests and estate crops in Kutawaringin Timur district, Central Kalimantan]Decentralisation of policies affecting forests and estate crops in Kutawaringin Timur district, Central Kalimantan

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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