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  1. Library Resource
    Eroding battlefields: Land degradation in Java reconsidered
    Peer-reviewed publication
    September, 2014
    Indonesia

    Land degradation has been a major political issue in Java for decades. Its causes have generally been framed by narratives focussing on farmers’ unsustainable cultivation practices. This paper causally links land degradation with struggles over natural resources in Central Java. It presents a case study that was part of a research project combining remote sensing and political ecology to explore land use/cover change and its drivers in the catchment of the Segara Anakan lagoon.

  2. Library Resource
    June, 2012

    There are many causes, consequences, and
    connections of deforestation and forest poverty in the
    tropical world. This report specifically addresses the
    potential dilemma of trade-offs between poverty reduction
    and environmental protection. It seeks to improve the
    diagnosis of forest problems and facilitate the prescription
    and application of solutions by focusing on both the causes
    and consequences of forest conversion to agriculture and on

  3. Library Resource
    May, 2012

    This study is intended to be a
    systematic and practical guide to the basic features of
    modern forestry legislation. It identifies a range of issues
    that should be considered in assessing the adequacy of
    forest laws and presents options for addressing those issues
    in ways that may improve the effectiveness of law as a
    foundation for sustainable forest management. Part One
    locates forestry law within the wider legal framework,

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