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The vegetation of Singapore

an updated map

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2011
Singapore
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land cover mapping
environment
forestry
land cover
forest land
land cover change
The primeval vegetation of Singapore was largely lowland dipterocarp forest, with mangrove forest lining much of the coast and freshwater swamp forest found further inland adjacent to the streams and rivers. After colonization by the British in 1819, almost all the primeval vegetation was cleared for agriculture and other land uses. The most comprehensive vegetation map of Singapore was made in the 1970s and has not been updated since. Here we present an updated vegetation map of Singapore using information from satellite images, published works, and extensive ground-truthing.
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A floresta habitada: história da ocupação humana na Amazônia

Journal Articles & Books
March, 2020
Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, Brazil
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
indigenous lands
forest land
indigenous tenure
indigenous peoples
Este livro trata da história da Amazônia desde a chegada do homem no vale do Amazonas há mais ou menos 11000 a.C. até os dias atuais. Nele você vai poder compreender os períodos históricos seguindo a linha do tempo, a qual marca com ícones os acontecimentos mais importantes na região. Os textos do livro estão intercalados por ilustrações que representam cada época.
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What’s Happening in Cambodia’s Forests?

Reports & Research
September, 2019
Cambodia
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
land governance
environment
climate change
deforestation
forest land
land use
local communities
This blog is part of Global Forest Watch’s Global Insights series. Although many parts of the world are experiencing forest loss, the factors motivating these losses differ between countries and regions. Global Insights takes a local look at historical and current trends in forested countries across the world to highlight the diversity of forest issues. To read other posts in the series, click here.
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Logging, Mining, And Agricultural Concessions Data Transparency: A Survey Of 14 Forested Countries

Reports & Research
March, 2017
Cambodia
Forest Tenure
deforestation
forest land
land use
agriculture
mining
extractive industries
Global demand for timber, agricultural commodities, and extractives is a significant driver of deforestation worldwide. Transparent land-concessions data for these large-scale commercial activities are essential to understand drivers of forest loss, monitor environmental impacts of ongoing activities, and ensure efficient and sustainable allocation of land.
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"THE FOREST IS OUR HEARTBEAT"

THE STRUGGLE TO SAVE INDIGENOUS LAND IN MALAYSIA

Reports & Research
November, 2018
Malaysia
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land Conflicts
Socio-Economic & Institutional Context
development
indigenous lands
forest land
land economics
foreign investment
land conflicts
indigenous land rights
state property
indigenous peoples
private sector
Defenders of Indigenous land in Malaysia are targeted, singled out and face opposition from state authorities and private individuals when they speak up. These abuses have further disenfranchised Indigenous communities in Malaysia, marginalising them socially and harming them economically. The report examines the struggles human rights defenders of Indigenous peoples have endured as they have sought to claim their right to Indigenous lands, and the steps that should be taken by the government to ensure that they are given the protection they deserve.
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Indonesia's land reform: Implications for local livelihoods and climate change

Peer-reviewed publication
November, 2019
Indonesia
Forest Tenure
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
land governance
land reform
land distribution
climate change
forest land
agroforestry systems
natural resources
natural resources management
land rights
One of the main components of Indonesia's Just Economy policy is extensive and rapid land reform, which targets about 12% of the country's land area for redistribution to farmers and communities by 2019. Much of the reform is occurring on forest land. At the same time, the country has pledged a significant reduction of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, two thirds of which is to be achieved from forests. Hence agrarian reform potentially conflicts with emission reduction commitments.
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Land markets, Property rights, and Deforestation: Insights from Indonesia

Peer-reviewed publication
November, 2017
Indonesia
Forest Tenure
Land & Investments
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
customary law
deforestation
forest land
land markets
land rights
customary land rights
customary tenure
property
property rights
We examine the emergence of land markets and their effects on forest land appropriation by farm households in Jambi Province, Sumatra, using micro-level data covering land use and land transactions for a period of more than 20 years (1992–2015). Based on a theoretical model of land acquisition by a heterogeneous farming population, different hypotheses are developed and empirically tested. Farm households involved in forest land appropriation differ from those involved in land market purchases in terms of migration status and other socioeconomic characteristics.
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The State of the World’s Forests 2020

Forests, biodiversity and people

Reports & Research
December, 2020
Global
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
forest law
forestry
community forestry
deforestation
forest conservation
state forests
forest land
agroforestry systems
forest management plans
As the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity 2011–2020 comes to a close and countries prepare to adopt a post-2020 global biodiversity framework, this edition of The State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) examines the contributions of forests, and of the people who use and manage them, to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
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Documentary - I Am Chut Wutty | Trailer

Multimedia
April, 2016
South-Eastern Asia, Cambodia
Forest Landscape Restoration
deforestation
forest land
land use
forest management plans
natural resources
land dispute
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Agroextrativismo e pagamentos por serviços socioambientais: reflexões a partir das Reservas Extrativistas da Terra do Meio (PA)

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2020
Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, Brazil
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
extractive industries
forest conservation
forest land
indigenous lands
indigenous peoples
indigenous tenure
No contexto de aumento de propostas de sistemas de pagamentos por serviços ambientais e também de reconhecimento crescente da contribuição dos povos tradicionais para a sociobiodiversidade e o combate às mudanças climáticas, esse artigo apresenta um processo em curso de identificação das contribuições socioambientais de povos tradicionais da Terra do Meio.