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In a Central Java town, local wood enterprises carve a niche in the global market
Sitting in Mbak Njum’s tiny office in the coastal Central Java town of Jepara, talk was of exports, trends in…
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Oil palm landscapes: Indonesia’s game of palms
This article is the second in a four-part series on a global study on Oil Palm Adaptive Landscapes. East Kalimantan…
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Oil palm landscapes: Playing for keeps
This article is the first in a four-part series on a global study on Oil Palm Adaptive Landscapes. A group…
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Postcards from the field: The view from Honitetu
It’s a bumpy ride from Bogor in West Java to Honitetu in the far eastern province of Maluku, Indonesia. No…
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The forest farmers
This article is the third in a three-part series reporting from the village of Honitetu in Maluku, Indonesia. On the…
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The power of ‘sasi’: A sustainable taboo
This article is the second in a three-part series reporting from the village of Honitetu in Maluku, Indonesia. When Sony…
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‘The forest belongs to the community’
This article is the first in a three-part series reporting from the village of Honitetu in Maluku, Indonesia. Nestled in…
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Working with wood: The women of Jepara
The story goes that in the 16th Century an artisan from Champa appeared and taught Jepara’s residents a new style…
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Benefits do not always equal cash
When Amazonian communities in Peru conserve their forests, they recognize both economic and non-monetary benefits, researchers have found. But they…
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The dreamer, the progressive and the returnee
The dreamer Chakra Bir Gurung For the past three generations of landed upper-class Gurung in the village of Nalma, central…
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