Traditional Management of Dipterocarp Forests: Examples of Community Forestry by Indigenous Communities

Simulating Agroforestry Adoption in Rural Indonesia: The Potential of Trees on Farms for Livelihoods and Environment

“…Farming households prioritize to fulfill their caloric needs, which represents the aspiration threshold, through rice planting before engaging in market production of rubber [95,96]. If the households have claimed available plots, they choose to plant rice on the plot with the longest fallow age, which represents a preference for clearing secondary fallow over primary forest [97]. Only if no such plot exists, then the household decides to clear an unclaimed plot through slash and burn, located within a radius of six kilometers, to plant rice there.…”

Community Mapping, Tenurial Rights and Conflict Resolution in Kalimantan

“…Traditional tenurial rights and the adoption of indigenous management systems have recently received considerable attention in conservation literature (Kleymeyer 1994;Lynch and Alcorn 1994). In Indonesia, some case studies and projects have involved local communities in park management -for example, in the Cyclops Mountains (Mitchell et al 1990), Kayan Mentarang National Park (Sirait et al 1994;Sorensen 1997) and Wasur National Park (Craven 1993). Most attention has focused on the safeguarding and promotion of indigenous rights in conservation areas and community participation in co-management of the conservation area.…”

State, Communities and Forests in Contemporary Borneo

“…In Indonesia, some case studies and projects have involved local communities in park management -for example, in the Cyclops Mountains (Mitchell et al 1990), Kayan Mentarang National Park Sorensen 1997) and Wasur National Park (Craven 1993). Most attention has focused on the safeguarding and promotion of indigenous rights in conservation areas and community participation in co-management of the conservation area.…”