Wil de Jong, Forest Products and Local Forest Management in West Kalimantan, Indonesia: Implications for Conservation and Development. Leiden: Tropenbos--Kalimantan Series 6, 2002, ISBN 90-5113-056-2, 120 pp.
In this sixth volume of the Tropenbos Kalimantan Series, de Jong addresses two assumptions that are often central in debates on forest management and conservation. The first concerns the importance of natural resources among rural dwellers, and the impact that logging and expansion of agriculture may have on people dependent on these resources. The second concerns providing stewardship of natural resources to people dependent on them, as a strategy for preventing the decline of these resources. Both assumptions have tended to become "doctrine"--at least in certain circles--often without being backed by a sufficient body of evidence. De Jong also addresses the related role of forest products (often referred to as "non-timber forest products") in boosting local livelihoods and promoting conservation of forests from which these products are harvested.
After providing background information in an introduction and a chapter on forest management and swidden agriculture, de Jong addresses these issues in six chapters based on his extensive fieldwork in West Kalimantan.
Chapter One focuses on the conservation through commercialization proposition, which is an assumption often held in conservation circles. In a nutshell, this proposition assumes that by handing over forest stewardship to local communities, they will be able to derive (sustainable) livelihoods …
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