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The Political Ecology of Extraction and Extractive Reserves in East Kalimantan, Indonesia

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Extractive reserves established in the Amazon have given development professionals hope for solving two critical problems in conservation and development: the empowerment of indigenous people and the conservation of tropical forests. The extraction of non‐timber forest products has provided an important part of the livelihood strategies of rainforest dwelling people and of the regional economy of East Kalimantan for some two millennia. The specific political‐economic and environmental circumstances of Indonesia and interior Kalimantan, however, preclude applying the Amazonian model for extractive reserves. Using a political ecology framework, this article analyses sociological and environmental factors emerging over the past two and a half decades and influencing contemporary rattan production and trade. Based on this analysis, the author concludes that the politics of forest management, at both the national and local levels, are more conducive to village level extractive reserves than to regional, labour‐based organizations.

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  • Nancy Lee Peluso, 1992. "The Political Ecology of Extraction and Extractive Reserves in East Kalimantan, Indonesia," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 23(4), pages 49-74, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:devchg:v:23:y:1992:i:4:p:49-74
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.1992.tb00469.x
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