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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
Autor: Casson, A.

This study examines the initial impacts of decentralisation of policy making and policies affecting forests and estate crops in the district of Kutai Barat, East Kalimantan. Field work was conducted in mid 2000 and the author relied on secondary material and key informants to up date some informa...


Casson, A.[Decentralisation of policies affecting forests and estate crops in Kutai Barat district, East Kalimantan]Decentralisation of policies affecting forests and estate crops in Kutai Barat district, East Kalimantan

The monograph reports activities related to cattle improvement in the British colonial territories in Africa. It consists of four parts. Part one presents the general background to the improvement of cattle in the territories describing ecological conditions, economic and social significance of c...


Faulkner, D.E.Brown, J.D.[The improvement of cattle in British colonial territories in Africa]The improvement of cattle in British colonial territories in Africa

World per capita food production is today estimated to be about 18% above what it was 30 years ago, but much of Africa is nutritionally worse off today than it was then. Since the vast majority of the poor in Africa depend on agriculture, increasing food production is among the principal means of...


International Institute of Tropical AgricultureFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[Agricultural policies for sustainable management and use of natural resources in Africa]Agricultural policies for sustainable management and use of natural resources in Africa

Over the past few years, a number of Chinese researchers have collaborated with CIFOR and INBAR/IDRC in a systematic, two-phase socio-economic study of the bamboo sector in China. This proceedings contains a synthesis from the main research findings from research programs related to socioeconomic...


Fu MaoyiRuiz Perez, M.Yang Xiaosheng[Proceedings of Workshop on China Social Economics, Marketing and Policy of the Bamboo Sector, 16-18 June 1999, Beijing]Proceedings of Workshop on China Social Economics, Marketing and Policy of the Bamboo Sector, 16-18 June 1999, Beijing

This working paper presents an analysis of actors, events and influences affecting a policy change on urban agriculture in Kampala. It reviews the policy and institutional changes related to urban agriculture that occurred in Kampala from 1990 to 2006, and examines how and why they came about. Th...


Hooton, N.Lee-Smith, D.Nasinyama, G.Romney, D.L.Atukunda, G.Azuba, M.Kaweesa, M.Lubowa, A.Muwanga, J.Njenga, M.Young, J.[Championing urban farmers in Kampala. Influences on local policy change in Uganda. Process and partnership for pro-poor policy change]Championing urban farmers in Kampala. Influences on local policy change in Uganda. Process and partnership for pro-poor policy change

The disturbance and destruction of the old-growth forests of the tropics continue to monopolize attention in international fora and the popular media, but a steadily growing land area is covered by secondary forest developing on sites which have been deforested and then abandoned by their owners....


Guariguata, M.R.Finegan, B.[Ecology and management of tropical secondary forest: science, people and policy: proceedings of a conference held at CATIE, Costa Rica, November 10-12, 1997]Ecology and management of tropical secondary forest: science, people and policy: proceedings of a conference held at CATIE, Costa Rica, November 10-12, 1997

In recent years, in line with China’s Going Out strategy announced in 2000, China’s overseas investment activities have increased greatly and at increasing rates. By the end of 2009, the total value of China’s outward foreign direct investment had reached US$5.6 billion. Policies have played stro...


Wenbin, H.Wikes, A.[Analysis of China’s overseas investment policies]Analysis of China’s overseas investment policies

This paper maps out and analyses the wide range of policies and players that have shaped the phenomenal rise of biofuels in Brazil, drawing comparisons between the ethanol and biodiesel industries. The sugarcane-ethanol sector’s expansion has been characterised by distinct waves of regulation and...


Andrade, R.M.T.Miccolis, A.[Policies and institutional and legal frameworks in the expansion of Brazilian biofuels]Policies and institutional and legal frameworks in the expansion of Brazilian biofuels

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