Forest lands in Indonesia are classified as state lands and subject to management under
agreements allocated by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. There has been a long …

Two issues prompted this review: Global concerns to decentralize and democratize will
require more effective involvement of now-marginalized people; and addressing global …

Rain forests represent the world's richest repository of terrestrial biodiversity, and play a
major role in regulating the global climate. They support the livelihoods of a substantial …

The severe tensions between conservation and development are illustrated by events in
Malinau Dstrict (Kalimantan, Indonesia). Conservationists decry proposed plans for logging …

In the early 1980s, the protectionist paradigm that had dominated conservation began losing
ground. It was replaced by a notion, in the developing world especially, that poverty …

The diets of contemporary hunter-gatherers are diverse and highly nutritious, but are rapidly
changing as these societies integrate into the market economy. Here, we analyse empirical …

Although traditional agriculture carried out by ethnic groups is considered for its high
biodiversity and important for food security and sovereignty, few studies have investigated …

Researchers have argued that the behavioral adaptations that explain the success of our
species are partially cultural, that is, cumulative and socially transmitted. Thus …

This chapter develops a framework to explore examples of adaptation options that could be
used to ensure that the ecosystem services provided by forests are maintained under future …

Swidden is the origin of all current agricultural systems across Asia. How it has evolved in
different settings depends on which period and products in the cycle–the food cropping …