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How do we extend the 'conservation ethic' to include the cultural links between local populations and their physical environments? Can considerations of human capital be incorporated into the definition and measurement of sustainability in managed forests? Can forests be managed in a manner that fulfills traditional goals for ecological integrity while also addressing the well-being of its human residents? In this groundbreaking work, an international team of investigators apply a diverse range of social science methods to focus on the interests of the stakeholders living in the most intimate proximity to managed forests. Using examples from North America, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, they explore the overlapping systems that characterize the management of tropical forests. People Managing Forests builds on criteria and indicators first tested by the editors and their colleagues in the mid-1990s. The researchers address topics such as intergenerational access to resources, gender relations and forest utilization, and equity in both forest-rich and forest-poor contexts. A copublication of Resources for the Future (RFF) and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). (view table of contents)

Product Description: Borneo and the eastern side of the Malay Peninsular are considered to be "environmentally critical" areas because of the massive deforestation that has taken place since the 1960s. This publication traces the course of their modern transformation, beginning with a description of the natural environment and its dynamics, reviewing the considerable changes that occurred before the modern period, and examining changes since World War II...read more

Product Description: This volume presents the consensus of over 40 regional and foreign experts on a comprehensive range of environmental issues over the entire South-East Asian region, put in a context of population growth and development.