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The name ‘Borneo’ evokes visions of constantly changing landscapes, but with important island-wide continuities. One of the continuities has been the forests, which have for generations been created and modified by the indigenous population, but over the past three decades have been partially replaced by tree crops, grass or scrub.

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Author:   F. Cooke
Publisher:   ANU Press
Imprint:   ANU Press
Edition:   illustrated edition
ISBN:  

9781920942519

ISBN 10:   1920942513
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   01 July 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

  Preliminary Pages Part I. Introduction Recent Development and Conservation Interventions in Borneo – Fadzilah Majid Cooke Part II. Framework and Institutions Expanding State Spaces Using 'Idle' Native Customary Land in Sarawak – Fadzilah Majid Cooke Native Customary Land: The Trust as a Device for Land Development in Sarawak – Ramy Bulan Decentralisation, Forests and Estate Crops in Kutai Barat District, East Kalimantan – Anne Casson Part III. Local Interventions Community Mapping, Tenurial Rights and Conflict Resolution in Kalimantan – Ketut Deddy Community Cooperatives, 'Illegal' Logging and Regional Autonomy in the Borderlands of West Kalimantan – Reed L. Wadley Seeking Spaces for Biodiversity by Improving Tenure Security for Local Communities in Sabah – Justine Vaz Social, Environmental and Legal Dimensions of Adat as an Instrument of Conservation in East Kalimantan – Cristina Eghenter The Potential for Coexistence between Shifting Cultivation and Commercial Logging in Sarawak – Mogens Pedersen, Ole Mertz and Gregers Hummelmose Part IV. Conclusion Concluding Remarks on the Future of Natural Resource Management in Borneo – Cristina Eghenter   Index  

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