Indonesia and Environment
- Capital:
Jakarta - Population:
242968342 - Size:
1919440.0 Km2
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- Aceh is short of timber for reconstruction
- Greenomics Indonesia, 2005
- In the aftermath of the tsunami, this study assesses the amount of timber required to provide temporary barrack accommodation, low cost permanent housing and reconstruction of public buildings, as well as for rebuilding the fishing fl...
- An assessment of biodiversity and status of forests, Indonesia
- S. Rhee; D. Kitchener; T. Brown / International Resources Group, 2004
- This report provides an assessment of the status of forests and biological diversity in Indonesia. It provides an analysis of actions necessary in Indonesia to achieve conservation and sustainable management of tropical forests, as we...
- Conflict over natural resources: causes and resolutions
- A. P. Castro; E. Nielsen / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2003
- This report presents a collection of case studies which focus on processes of conflict management and resolution and the different ways and means that conflicts are addressed. The authors examine the intervention strategies, methods a...
- Effective decentralised co-management of Bunaken National Park, Indonesia
- M.V. Erdman; P.R. Merrill; M. Mongdong / International Resources Group, 2004
- This report details recent progress towards the effective decentralised co-management of Bunaken National Park, Indonesia. Bunaken National Park is home to some of the richest marine biodiversity in the world, with over 1000 species o...
- Institutionalising participatory approaches in natural resource management
- M. Pimbert / International Institute for Environment and Development, 2004
- This report presents background and rationale for the IIED's action research on institutionalising participatory approaches and people centred processes in natural resource management. The latest research is highlighted, in conjunctio...
- Summary report on the negative impacts of palm oil cultivation in Southeast Asia
- Friends of the Earth, 2003
- This report summarises two separate Friends of the Earth reports on, respectively, the increasing demand for palm oil in developed countries, and the social and environmental impacts of palm oil cultivation in Southeast Asia - focussi...
- The destruction of mangroves: case studies from around the world
- World Rainforest Movement, 2003
- This book gathers a selection of articles published in the monthly electronic bulletin of the World Rainforest Movement (WRM), addressing the issue of the processes leading to the destruction of mangrove forests and the struggles deve...
- Forest fires suffocate reefs: yet another threat to their chances of survival?
- SciDev.Net, 2003
- This article reports on two reports in Science, the full text of which can be accessed from SciDev. The first of the Science reports provides evidence that the Indonesian forest fires created a 'red tide' when smoke from the fires lan...
- From subsidy to sustainability: cost recovery challenges in urban water supply
- Kristin Komives; Linda Stalker-Prokopy / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- Although water is increasingly seen as an economic good, the issue of cost recovery for water supply and sanitation is far from straightforward. Poor households are in some places reluctant or unable to pay for networked services whil...
- Indonesian wildlife and forests threatened by increased coffee production
- T. O'Brien; M. Kinnaird / SciDev.Net, 2003
- Overproduction of coffee and low coffee prices have resulted in a global crisis affecting the people and biodiversity of many tropical countries. The authors, from the Wildlife Conservation Society in Indonesia, describe expanding pro...
- Trisanita
- Platform for international peer-reviewed journals focusing on sanitation published in Indonesia.
- Komodo National Park, Indonesia
- Komodo National Park is located in the center of the Indonesian archipelago, between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores. Established in 1980, initially the main purpose of the Park was to conserve the unique Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) and its habitat. However, over the years, the goals for the Park have expanded to protecting its entire biodiversity, both terrestrial and marine. In 1986,...
