This paper reviews oil palm biofuel development and analyzes social and environmental impacts of oil palm plantations in Indonesia. Three plantation study sites were selected in West Papua (Manokwari), West Kalimantan (Kubu Raya) and Papua (Boven Digoel) and used as case studies to illustrate lik...
Schoneveld, G.C.
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German, L.
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Nutakor, E.
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[Towards sustainable biofuel development: Assessing the local impacts of large-scale foreign land acquisitions in Ghana]
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Towards sustainable biofuel development: Assessing the local impacts of large-scale foreign land acquisitions in Ghana
The economic crisis unfolding in Indonesia since mid-1997 has led to profound socioeconomic and policy changes that are affecting the forest sector and land use in general. In this paper we document some of these changes and speculate about possible consequences for forest conservation and manage...
Sunderlin, William D.
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[The Indonesian economic crisis implies immense changes in the forest sector]
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The Indonesian economic crisis implies immense changes in the forest sector
This report provides some preliminary estimates of transaction costs, especially to project developers and investors and outlines the steps involved in establishing and implementing a number of forest-carbon projects. In order to provide more comprehensive policy recommendations on how to minimis...
As forest scientists widen their field of view and look at problems in a across-sectoral way, and with a sense of history, they start to ask, and aswer, more of the pressing questions. If they adopt an analytical, rather than a descriptive approach, they will make many new discoveries. The new po...
This case study report examines relevant factors influencing village life and household well-being since decentralization has been practiced in local government of Kutai in Indonesia. The principal aim is to understand the impacts of these processes and to compare local government’s policies on K...
Bullinger, C.
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[Comparison of local government’s policies on Kutai and Dayak Benuaq villages in Kutai Barat, Indonesia: factors influencing village life and household well-being since decentralization]
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Comparison of local government’s policies on Kutai and Dayak Benuaq villages in Kutai Barat, Indonesia: factors influencing village life and household well-being since decentralization
This paper reviews oil palm biofuel development and analyzes social and environmental impacts of oil palm plantations in Indonesia. Three plantation study sites were selected in West Papua (Manokwari), West Kalimantan (Kubu Raya) and Papua (Boven Digoel) and used as case studies to illustrate lik...
Andriani, R.
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Andrianto, A.
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Komarudin, H.
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Obidzinski, K.
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[Environmental and social Impacts from palm based biofuel development in Indonesia]
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Environmental and social Impacts from palm based biofuel development in Indonesia
In the Congo Basin, very large areas of species-rich forests exist in countries that are among the world's poorest. Decision makers and ordinary people in these countries are far more concerned about meeting short-term local and national needs than about long-term value of global biodiversity. Gi...
Shantiko, B.
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Purnomo, H.
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Irawati, R.H.
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[Furniture, timber and forest ecosystem service value chains: Proceedings of the symposium (IPB Convention Center Bogor, 14 February 2013)]
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Furniture, timber and forest ecosystem service value chains: Proceedings of the symposium (IPB Convention Center Bogor, 14 February 2013)
Kengoum Djiegni, F.
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[Adaptation policies and synergies with REDD+ in Democratic Republic of Congo: Context, challenges and perspectives]
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Adaptation policies and synergies with REDD+ in Democratic Republic of Congo: Context, challenges and perspectives