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This work offers a detailed case study into the dynamics of forest use, degredation and loss in North East Luzon, Philippines. Following an interdisciplinary approach, the degredation and loss of forest cover in this area between 1950 and 1990 is related to the social and political context of logging, forest migration and changes in upland agriculture. The work makes a contribution to knowledge both in the field of Philippine studies and in relation to deforestation, environmental change, political ecology and development. Based on ten years of research, five in the Sierra Madre region, the author introduces us to the actions, livelihood options and motives of all the principal groups of actors. Using a balance between systematic survey data and the qualitiative, almost anecdotal, reporting of conversations with these key actors, the book offers an insight into the long history of national, regional and local outsiders gaining access to the natural resources and lands of this last large forest frontier in the Philippines.

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'This is an excellent book, marvellously detailed and closely argued, supported with a wealth of evidence. It demonstrates in all its complexities what happens when natural resource exploitation is driven by short-term, profit-obsessed motives rather than by policies and practices which address the longer term public interest.' (Victor T. King, University of Leeds)

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Gerhard van den Top's professional career spans 20 years of international experience in the field of sustainable resource management including nearly a decade at the World Wide Fund for Nature. Since 2009 he has brought his varied experiences together as CEO of a Dutch environmental company, working towards the provision of better water services in the developing world.

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