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The IMF funding deforestation: how International Monetary Fund loans and policies are responsible for global forest loss
American Lands Alliance, 2001Report which alleges that International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans and policies have caused extensive deforestation in each of the 15 countries of Africa, Latin America, and Asia studied.This forest loss, the author claims, has occurred both directly and indirectly through:the IMF's promotion of foreign investment in natural resource sectorsausterity measures that cut spending on enDocumentForests and the neoliberal economy: lessons from Indonesia and beyond: conference proceedings
WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2001The conference consisted of two complementary sessions. The first session highlighted the results of the CIFOR/WWF-MPO research detailing the impacts of IMF/World Bank policy interventions on the forest and oil palm sectors of Indonesia. Next, the IMF presented their perspective on the challenges of developing policies to help re-float the Indonesian economy.DocumentPaper tiger, hidden dragons 2: APRIL fools - The forest destruction, social conflict and financial crisis of Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd (APRIL), and the role of financial institutions and paper merchants
Friends of the Earth, 2002Latest report from Friends of the Earth's Coporates Campaign looking at linkages between financial institutions, pulp and paper manufaturers and paper merchants in forest destruction. The report focuses on the activities of Asia Pacific Resources International Holding Ltd (APRIL) - one of the worlds largest pulp and paper companies - and their subsidiary operations in Sumatra.DocumentState of the forest: Indonesia
World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2002Joint report from Forest Watch Indonesia, World Resources Institute and Global Forest Watch. It provides a detailed analysis of the scale and pace of change affecting Indonesia’s forests.DocumentDecentralisation and Indonesian forestry sector
Center for International Forestry Research, 2001With Indonesia's ongoing processes of decentralisation and regional autonomy significant degrees of authority over forest administration have now, for the first time, been transferred to the provincial and district governments.DocumentEnergy price increases in developing countries : case studies of Malaysia,Indonesia, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Colombia and Turkey
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1995Six case studies show that raising energy prices to eliminate subsidies does not harm the poor, growth, inflation, or industrial competitiveness. And public revenues improve.When domestic energy prices in developing countries fall below opportunity costs, price increases are recommended to conserve fiscal revenue and to ensure efficient use of resources.DocumentElectricity demand in Asia and the effects on energy supply and the investment environment
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1995Electricity demand in seven Asian economies is expected to increase sharply in the coming years.DocumentIndonesia's small and medium - size exporters and their support systems
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1994In Indonesia, public institutions generally lack the commitment, resources, and flexibility needed to provide quality support to small and medium size enterprises, and industry associations often lack the professionalism and accountability needed to gain their confidence.DocumentAn ecological and historical perspective on agricultural development in Southeast Asia
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2000Looks at location, natural resources, and different policies toward the elite's preemption of unused land shaped the historical development of different agrarian structures across Southeast Asia, conditioning agricultural growth performance until today.Aims to give a broad perspective on the process by which different agrarian structures developed in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, aloDocumentTrial by fire: forest fires and forestry policy in Indonesia's era of crisis and reform
World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2000This report examines the destruction and systematic plunder of Asia's greatest rainforests under former Indonesian president Suharto. The report focuses on the 1997-1998 forest fires in Indonesia that resulted in the burning of 10 million hectares of forests.Pages
