From New Order to Regional Autonomy: Shifting Dynamics of “Illegal” Logging in Kalimantan, Indonesia

Casson, Anne; Obidzinski, K.

doi:10.1016/s0305-750x(02)00125-0

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“…Direct estimates are scant, but based on …eldwork in Kalimantan, Casson and Obidzinski (2002) estimate that they are a relatively small share of the total price, consistent with what equation (3) would suggest. Speci…cally, they estimate that in one district the bribe to receive an illegal wood transport permit is $22/m 3 of wood.…”

Section: Ivd Interpreting Magnitudes In a Cournot Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 61%

The Political Economy of Deforestation in the Tropics*

Burgess¹,

Hansen²,

Olken³

et al. 2012

The Quarterly Journal of Economics

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Tropical deforestation accounts for almost one-…fth of greenhouse gas emissions and threatens the world's most diverse ecosystems. Much of this deforestation is driven by illegal logging. We use novel satellite data that tracks annual deforestation across eight years of Indonesian institutional change to examine how local o¢ cials'incentives a¤ect deforestation. Increases in the number of political jurisdictions lead to increased deforestation and lower timber prices, consistent with Cournot competition between jurisdictions. Illegal logging and local oil and gas rents are short run substitutes, but this e¤ect disappears over time with political turnover. The results illustrate how local o¢ cials'incentives a¤ect deforestation, and show how standard economic theories can explain illegal behavior.

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Section: Ivd Interpreting Magnitudes In a Cournot Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 61%

The Political Economy of Deforestation in the Tropics*

Burgess¹,

Hansen²,

Olken³

et al. 2012

The Quarterly Journal of Economics

321

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“…They corrupt officials in order to perpetuate their domination of those markets and of government contracts and jobs for their families in government. The increase in illegal logging since the fall of Suharto illustrates this possibility well (Casson and Obidzinski 2007). During the New Order, the military patrolled logging to ensure only cronies favoured by Suharto benefited.…”

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“…After the New Order, the security sector became available to be paid by local businessmen to allow exploitation of forests. Decentralised regulatory control over forests also meant local businessmen could bribe and lobby local politicians to look the other way as they destroyed the remaining forests of Kalimantan (Casson and Obidzinski 2007).…”

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Anomie and Violence: Non-truth and reconciliation in Indonesian peacebuilding

Cookson¹,

Dunn²,

Braithwaite³

et al. 2010

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“…In 2003, it was estimated that 66 % of the East Kalimantan rainforest had disappeared during the previous 25 years, of which 50 % had been cut in the past decade (WWF 2005). Even restricted and protected forest areas are not safe from logging (Casson and Obidzinski 2002). Coupled with a weakening capacity to absorb rainwater upstream of the Mahakam River, large-scale deforestation might cause higher levels of sedimentation in the wetland lakes.…”

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Changing Water Quality in the Middle Mahakam Lakes: Water Quality Trends in a Context of Rapid Deforestation, Mining and Palm Oil Plantation Development in Indonesia’s Middle Mahakam Wetlands

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The degradation of Indonesia's wetlands is continuing at a rapid pace. People living in the Middle Mahakam Lakes (MML) region, part of a major wetland area in Indonesia, have observed various negative changes in their local environment, especially with regard to water quality. We verify these local perceptions with the support of water quality measurements (physical and chemical) taken in 1992-93, 1995, 1998 and 2006. We also aim to present data that can be used to determine future trends. We evaluated the water quality of the MML by comparing the 2006 measurements with data reported for similar water systems in Kalimantan and with water quality standards in the USA, and set by the World Bank, Australia, Malaysia and South Africa. Measurements show that the water quality of the MML improved considerably between 1998 and 2006 but there seems to be a delicate balance between the pH value and the levels of oxygen, nutrients and hydrogen sulphide. The low alkalinity values indicate that the system is prone to pH changes, which could be triggered by an increased input of acids, as a consequence of deforestation, mining activities or the drainage of peat lands, effects already occurring in one of the lakes.

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From New Order to Regional Autonomy: Shifting Dynamics of “Illegal” Logging in Kalimantan, Indonesia

Cited by 182 publications

References 2 publications

The Political Economy of Deforestation in the Tropics*

The Political Economy of Deforestation in the Tropics*

Anomie and Violence: Non-truth and reconciliation in Indonesian peacebuilding

Changing Water Quality in the Middle Mahakam Lakes: Water Quality Trends in a Context of Rapid Deforestation, Mining and Palm Oil Plantation Development in Indonesia’s Middle Mahakam Wetlands

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